Category Archives: UK employment law

Employer-friendly case on settlement agreements

Some important caselaw from the Employment Appeal Tribunal has arrived in 2016, with important implications for how settlement ...

Case has long-term absence disciplinary implications

A recent case has held that employers will not get into trouble with employment law ...

Burger staff breach employment law; controversy

Just recently, the burger chain Byron Burger was thrust into the limelight after it came ...

Hiring staff during and after Brexit

Currently employers can recruit staff from the EU countries (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech, ...

Half of women suffer discrimination, sexual harassment

The TUC has reported that half of women suffer discrimination, sexual harassment or sexist treatment at work. It ...

Raised state pension age and employment law

Employers have not been able to easily dismiss employees for retirement for a few years ...

Pokémon Go and the workplace

Do you know the difference between a Charmander and a Charmeleon? Pokémon Go is an ...

Wind may be shifting away from employees on religious symbol discrimination

In what could be a very exciting development, the Attorney-General (the EU’s foremost employment solicitor) ...

Recent case on childcare vouchers and maternity leave

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has come down in favour of employers in clarifying that childcare vouchers ...

How to be a good football manager

It happens every couple of years, like clockwork. It seems to be the nation’s favourite pastime. ...