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• Pal v Accenture: Endometriosis, Disability Discrimination and "Up or Out" Dismissals [2026] EAT 12 (February 16, 2026)
• ERA 2025: What Changes for Employees on 18 February (February 14, 2026)
• "Is Training Something You're Interested in at Your Age?" PwC Settles Discrimination Claim for £150,000 (February 11, 2026)
• Universal Basic Income: Are We Preparing for Jobs to Disappear or Fighting to Keep Them? (February 4, 2026)
• Employment Tribunal Backlog Surpasses Half a Million: What It Means (January 26, 2026)
• For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers: What the Supreme Court Ruling Means for Employment Law (January 21, 2026)
• Sandie Peggie Legal Team to Appeal All Three Versions of Tribunal Ruling (January 20, 2026)
• Derbyshire Officer's Sexual Harassment Led to Gross Misconduct Finding (January 20, 2026)
• TikTok Moderators Launch Legal Action Over Alleged Union-Busting (January 17, 2026)
• Darlington Nurses Win Harassment Claim Over NHS Changing Room Policy (January 16, 2026)
• Thompson v Scancrown Ltd: £185,000 Award for Refusing Flexible Working Request (January 16, 2026)
• Suffolk Police Gender Discrimination: 5 Lessons from Landmark Tribunal Case (January 15, 2026)
• LNER Age Discrimination Case: Why the Train Drivers Lost (January 8, 2026)
• Community Resolution Orders and DBS Checks: What You Need to Know (January 8, 2026)
• Early Conciliation: Time Limit, Deadlines and Strategic Considerations (January 5, 2026)
• Do I have a whistleblowing claim if I report safeguarding issues as a care home in the UK? (February 10, 2025)
• What retailers need to know about upcoming Employment Law Rights in the UK (February 10, 2025)
• Understanding the Worker Protection Act: A New Era for UK Workplace Sexual Harassment Laws (October 27, 2024)
• Menopause in the Workplace: A Comprehensive Guide to Your Rights and Protections (September 11, 2024)
• Case Study: Dobson v North Cumbria NHS Trust – Key Lessons on Facing Sex Discrimination at Work (September 11, 2024)
• Understanding Sex Discrimination at Work: A Complete Guide (September 11, 2024)
• Considering a constructive dismissal claim? (May 18, 2023)
• 'No jab, no job' problematic for UK bosses (August 20, 2021)
• Are Employers Failing Female Staff When It Comes To The Menopause? (August 11, 2021)
• What are the legal implications of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for care staff? (July 15, 2021)
• Health and safety protection extended for workers (June 9, 2021)
• New National Minimum Wage benefits younger workers (May 12, 2021)
• Complete Employee Guide to Continuity of Employment/Length of Service - May 2020 (May 27, 2020)
• Increase in single tribunal claims (September 18, 2019)
• Definition For 'Unfavourable' Treatment With Regards To Disability Discrimination (September 11, 2019)
• Whistleblowing claims double in a year (September 4, 2019)
• Tribunal finds police discriminated against white heterosexual male (August 28, 2019)
• Lecturers seek rights to be recognised as workers (August 21, 2019)
• Hermes Couriers are Workers not Self Employed (August 14, 2019)
• Are there changes ahead for flexible working? (August 14, 2019)
• Unconscious bias led to unfair dismissal by the NHS (August 6, 2019)
• Tribunal Finds Gay Head Teacher Suffered Discrimination (August 1, 2019)
• Proposals for better Protection during Pregnancy, Maternity, and Family leave (July 30, 2019)
• EU Employment law to be reviewed by Parliament post Brexit (July 25, 2019)
• New employment tribunal compensation figures in effect from 6 April 2019  (July 23, 2019)
• The Rise of an Intellectual Culture giving Respectability to Racism (July 22, 2019)
• Stress at work: When should your manager support you? (June 20, 2019)
• Top 10 Legal Changes in the Workplace in 2019 (June 18, 2019)
• Top 5 Employment Law cases in March 2019 (June 16, 2019)
• Is helping yourself to work stationary classed as theft? (June 14, 2019)
• Brexit Chaos for Business (June 12, 2019)
• UK Workplace Rights Are Upgraded (June 10, 2019)
• Brexit Disruption Is A Massive Threat To Employment Laws (June 8, 2019)
• 12 Hot Topics In Employment Law In 2019 (June 6, 2019)
• New Employment Laws To Look Out For In 2019 (June 4, 2019)
• Parliament under fire by unions over EU employment law (June 2, 2019)
• Parliament to vote on adopting EU employment law post Brexit (May 27, 2019)
• Mental Health and Physical Health should be treated equally (May 25, 2019)
• Hotel staff entitled to a statement of rights after the first month (May 23, 2019)
• Increased Redundancy Protection for New Mums (May 21, 2019)
• Asda Loses Court of Appeal Case (May 19, 2019)
• Employers must check EU citizens’ right to work in UK post Brexit (May 17, 2019)
• Workplace Sexual Harassment Code Possible in 2019 (May 14, 2019)
• Government’s Criminal Record Scheme is rejected by the Supreme Court (May 13, 2019)
• How Employment Tribunals Work? (May 12, 2019)
• Confidentiality and Sexual Harassment in United Kingdom (May 11, 2019)
• Mental Health should be Treated the same as Physical Conditions in the Workplace (May 9, 2019)
• Brexit Threatens To Disrupt UK Employment Laws (May 8, 2019)
• Age Discrimination at Workplace in United Kingdom - Infographic (May 7, 2019)
• Statutory Pay Rates in 2019 (May 6, 2019)
• True Employment Status: the Case of Plimico Plumbers (May 5, 2019)
• Is it ever okay to be hugged by your boss? (May 4, 2019)
• Why are UK Employees more likely to Whistleblow? (May 2, 2019)
• A Guide to References – Can an Employer give a bad Reference? (May 1, 2019)
• Closing the Gender Pay Gap will take Centuries (April 30, 2019)
• New Legal Measures to Protect Workers from Misuse of Non-Disclosure Agreements (April 23, 2019)
• British MP Frank Field demands action on Injustice in Gig Economy (April 22, 2019)
• How UK’s new Employment Laws can increase worker Financial Security (April 21, 2019)
• New Employment Laws Spring into Action in April'19 (April 20, 2019)
• New EU Employment law to be reviewed by Parliament post-Brexit (April 19, 2019)
• Nursery that sacked teacher for living with boyfriend wins appeal against religious discrimination (April 18, 2019)
• Employment Tribunal rules Employee called ‘baby farmer' was unfairly Dismissed (April 17, 2019)
• FAQs for Employees who have been offered Settlement Agreement. (April 16, 2019)
• The Lowdown for Employees on Settlement Agreements - Infographic (April 16, 2019)
• Defamation Complaint Does Not Qualify for Whistleblowing Disclosure (April 15, 2019)
• Social Media at Work (April 13, 2019)
• What are Non-Disclosure Agreements? (April 12, 2019)
• Is your work affecting your Mental Health? (April 11, 2019)
• Prince William thinks more support should be available for Mental Health Issues at Work (April 10, 2019)
• Bigotry is not a Legal Right (April 9, 2019)
• Norfolk Police Lose Disability Discrimination Hearing (April 8, 2019)
• How AI can Reduce Workplace Harassment? (April 7, 2019)
• Top Tech Work Trends that could Improve Workplace for Employees (April 6, 2019)
• AI is the Future and they Threaten Human’s Jobs (April 5, 2019)
• AI Study Reveals Massive Gender Bias in UK Workplace (April 4, 2019)
• What Constitutes Gross Misconduct in The Workplace - Infographic (April 3, 2019)
• Key Changes to Employment Law in 2019 – United Kingdom (April 2, 2019)
• Mothers often no choice but to express breast milk in the loos at work (April 1, 2019)
• One in Four People would not Hire a Disable Person (March 31, 2019)
• Fixed Term Employment Contracts (March 29, 2019)
• Is Running a Business from Home a Better Choice? (March 28, 2019)
• What does no deal mean for worker rights in the UK? (March 27, 2019)
• Workplace Temperature (March 26, 2019)
• How to Prove Sex Discrimination at Workplace (March 25, 2019)
• What to do if you don't Receive your Maternity Rights #KnowYourRights (March 24, 2019)
• What can my Employer do to get the best out of me? (March 23, 2019)
• Agency Workers – What you Need to Know (March 22, 2019)
• Whistleblowing for Employees in the United Kingdom - Infographic (March 21, 2019)
• How has Brexit impacted employment law? (March 20, 2019)
• What is Workplace Monitoring? (March 19, 2019)
• Employee’s Statutory Rights Summarised (March 18, 2019)
• Why Diversity and Inclusion is Important in Workplace - Infographic (March 14, 2019)
• What is a Fair Redundancy Trial Period? (March 12, 2019)
• Tribunal Claims in UK rise since abolishment of fees (March 11, 2019)
• Will Brexit disadvantage the disabled? (March 10, 2019)
• Six Game Changing Employment Law Decisions for 2019 (March 9, 2019)
• Family Leave has Greater Significance in 2019 (March 8, 2019)
• “Unfavorable treatment’ landmark decision (March 7, 2019)
• Key changes in employment law in 2019 (March 6, 2019)
• Pregnancy and Maternity discrimination in United Kingdom - Infographic (March 5, 2019)
• Unfair Dismissal at Workplace in United Kingdom - Infographic (March 4, 2019)
• Part Time Workers Pay should represent available hours (March 3, 2019)
• Pregnant then screwed campaign to prevent pregnancy dismissal NDAS (March 2, 2019)
• Employee who failed drugs test wins case against unfair dismissal (March 1, 2019)
• Greater Protection for Whistleblowers (February 28, 2019)
• Are Gagging Orders a Good Idea? (February 27, 2019)
• Are you Pregnant or a New Mum? Know your rights? (February 26, 2019)
• Video Hearings at Employment Tribunals (February 25, 2019)
• Snow your rights! (February 24, 2019)
• Can I be fired for taking time off sick? (February 23, 2019)
• Racism in the Workplace has a long way still to go (February 22, 2019)
• Is your Work Responsible for your Happiness? (February 21, 2019)
• New Laws to Protect Workers from Sexual Harassment (February 20, 2019)
• Is Veganism A Philosophical Belief? (February 19, 2019)
• It’s not Ok to be Choked at Work (February 18, 2019)
• The Devil is in the Detail. Contract Wording Counts (February 16, 2019)
• Is your Contract Void? (February 15, 2019)
• Can you be Sacked without a Warning? #Knowyourrights (February 14, 2019)
• Over half of UK’s Working Women have experienced Sexual Harassment at Work (February 13, 2019)
• How to Avoid Sexually Harassing your co-workers on Valentine’s Day (February 12, 2019)
• Greater Protection for Pregnant Women. Will it Make a Difference? (February 11, 2019)
• The Benefits of Working a Four-Day Week (February 5, 2019)
• Do Employers have a Right to Refuse Evidence at a Misconduct Tribunal? (February 4, 2019)
• Employers Need to Protect their Employees against Data Loss (January 30, 2019)
• Is Veganism a ‘philosophical belief’? Dismissed Vegan Claims for Discrimination (January 25, 2019)
• Private Hire Drivers Entitled to Paid Annual Leave and National Minimum Wage (January 19, 2019)
• Key Points to Consider before Entering Settlement Agreement (January 9, 2019)
• Christmas Temporary Staff #KnowYourRights (December 19, 2018)
• I am a waitress. Am I entitled to my tips? (December 8, 2018)
• Should my Employer Report Ethnicity Pay Gaps? (December 1, 2018)
• Am I disabled? What is the legal definition of Disability (November 30, 2018)
• Employment Contract – Bonus clause (November 25, 2018)
• What to Wear to Work - Dress Codes and Sex Discrimination (November 17, 2018)
• Court of Appeal overturns National Minimum Wage rules for Sleep in workers (November 15, 2018)
• Long Term Medical Sickness and Dismissal from Work (November 13, 2018)
• Employment References - New ACAS Guidance (November 1, 2018)
• New ACAS Guidance on Overtime Rules (October 27, 2018)
• Claiming Unfair Dismissal if Dismissed for Gross Misconduct just Shy of the Qualifying Period (October 25, 2018)
• Redundancy during Maternity Leave (October 25, 2018)
• Should Voluntary Overtime be taken into Account when Calculating Holiday Pay? (October 23, 2018)
• Risk Assessment for Pregnant Employees and Breastfeeding Mothers (October 22, 2018)
• Religious or Philosophical Belief Discrimination - A Guide (October 21, 2018)
• Know About Retirement Discrimination - Retirement Ages, Procedures and Dismissals (October 20, 2018)
• Whistleblowing: What is the Liability of Individuals (October 20, 2018)
• Is calling an employee “a Fat Ginger Pikey” harassment? (October 18, 2018)
• Can You Be Forced to Retire? (October 18, 2018)
• National Minimum Wage and Living Wage in the United Kingdom (October 16, 2018)
• Maternity Leave and Pay Entitlement to Pregnant Employee (October 15, 2018)
• Paternity Pay and Leave in UK, Contractual Paternity Pay or Statutory Paternity Pay (October 12, 2018)
• Compensation for Pregnancy Discrimination (October 10, 2018)
• Can Claimants who could not Afford the Tribunal Fees now bring a Claim Retrospectively? (October 7, 2018)
• All you need to know about Racial Discrimination - Infographic (October 6, 2018)
• Compensation Against Age Discrimination in United Kingdom (October 3, 2018)
• Redundancy during Pregnancy and Statutory Maternity Pay (September 28, 2018)
• What is an Occupational Scheme? (September 25, 2018)
• What is an ETO reason? (September 22, 2018)
• Shared Parental Leave - Eligibility For Birth Parents & For Adopters (September 20, 2018)
• Do You Have To Pay Maternity Pay Back If You Don't Go Back To Work? (September 15, 2018)
• Pregnancy Discrimination: What Is The “Protected Period”? (September 8, 2018)
• Reimbursement of Tribunal Fees (August 31, 2018)
• Do I Qualify for Statutory Sick Pay? (August 28, 2018)
• Returning from Maternity Leave (August 22, 2018)
• Rejected Or Dismissed Claims: Can Claimants Recover Fees? (August 21, 2018)
• Time Off for Adoption Appointments (August 20, 2018)
• Time Off for Antenatal Appointments (August 15, 2018)
• The Terms and Effect of the Abolishment of Tribunal Fees (August 12, 2018)
• Pension Rights During Pregnancy, Maternity, Paternity And Adoption Leave? (August 8, 2018)
• All About Procedure for Requests for Flexible Working (August 5, 2018)
• Workplace and Personal Pensions: Your Rights (August 1, 2018)
• Legal Issues When Running a Business (July 15, 2018)
• Conduct dismissals (July 12, 2018)
• Is installing CCTV and other monitoring equipment without mentioning to employees legal (July 10, 2018)
• Seeking Employment With A Spent Conviction? Read this First (July 8, 2018)
• Retirement Dismissals (July 8, 2018)
• Can I Raise A Grievance Retrospectively After I Leave My Employment? (June 30, 2018)
• Guide to Claim against Gender Discrimination in Your Workplace (June 25, 2018)
• Coming To Work In The UK - All You Need To Know (June 20, 2018)
• Rest breaks at work (June 2, 2018)
• What is the ACAS Code? (May 31, 2018)
• How to Write an Unfair Dismissal Appeal Letter (May 28, 2018)
• What amounts to gross misconduct? (May 25, 2018)
• Working Part-time - Commonly Asked Questions (May 17, 2018)
• UK Employment law Update 2018 – 2019 (May 16, 2018)
• Types of Worker in the UK (May 15, 2018)
• Social Media and Employment (May 14, 2018)
• Guide to Employer Relocation Rights (May 13, 2018)
• Employment Tribunal Hearings (May 12, 2018)
• Working Overtime: Know Your Rights as an Employee (May 11, 2018)
• A Brief Guide to Construction Industry Scheme (May 10, 2018)
• Your Guide to ‘No Win No Fee’ Employment Solicitors - Infographic (May 8, 2018)
• Can I be Sacked for Stress related Absence? (May 7, 2018)
• Direct Discrimination at Workplace with Case References (May 5, 2018)
• What happens if an Employee is reinstated but does not want to be? (May 3, 2018)
• Suffering Detriment whilst Caring for Dependants (May 1, 2018)
• Is it Possible to Submit a Claim out of Time? (April 30, 2018)
• What Compensation could a Claimant Receive for Unfair Dismissal? (April 28, 2018)
• Discrimination in Employment: Who is protected? (April 24, 2018)
• When is The Date of Termination after an Unsuccessful Appeal? (April 20, 2018)
• What is the Youngest Age that you can bring a Claim for Unfair Dismissal? (April 18, 2018)
• Time is Almost up for Companies to Publish their Gender Pay Gap (April 13, 2018)
• Indirect Discrimination with Case References (April 10, 2018)
• TUPE: Service Provision Changes and the Suzen Labour Law (April 9, 2018)
• Working Fathers Are Being Let Down in the Workplace (April 7, 2018)
• Failure to Investigate Act of Discrimination (April 3, 2018)
• Tesco Equal Pay Claim (April 2, 2018)
• Minimum and National Living Wage Increase (March 30, 2018)
• What is a Disability and Whom to Consult When Facing Discrimination at Work? (March 26, 2018)
• Stress at work: What are you rights? (March 24, 2018)
• Snow Days: Employee Rights (March 23, 2018)
• Whistleblower Protection (March 21, 2018)
• The European Court of Justice rules unlimited back pay for unpaid holiday (December 4, 2017)
• Time off for Dependants (November 29, 2017)
• Reasonable adjustments at work - Employer obligations (November 23, 2017)
• Contributory Fault (November 22, 2017)
• March of the Mummies - Call for better rights for mothers and parents (November 15, 2017)
• What are Injury to Feelings? (November 14, 2017)
• Dismissals on the cusp of two years’ service (November 14, 2017)
• Radio 4: Untold Story – Unfair Dismissal (November 5, 2017)
• Michael Fallon resigns but is not necessarily guilty of sexual harassment (November 2, 2017)
• What is a Provision Criterion or Practice (a “PCP”)? (November 1, 2017)
• Flexible Working Request Letter Example (October 19, 2017)
• What does "summary dismissal" mean? (October 17, 2017)
• Case Study: Uplift of injury to feelings awards in discrimination cases (October 11, 2017)
• Time off for religious observance (October 9, 2017)
• Gender pay gap reporting: Why have so few revealed their data so far? (October 8, 2017)
• Case Study: Older employee told "better suited to traditional agency" (October 7, 2017)
• Whistle-Blowing Claims: What is meant by “in the public interest?” (October 6, 2017)
• Cohabitees and others not protected by marriage discrimination (October 4, 2017)
• Ramadan: A Guide for Employers (October 3, 2017)
• Does the law protect those who live together but are not married or civil partners? (October 2, 2017)
• Fall in numbers of Zero hours contracts (October 2, 2017)
• National Living Wage (rates and when they apply) (September 28, 2017)
• When does protection from discrimination start? (September 27, 2017)
• Protected Characteristics: What are they? (September 26, 2017)
• Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (September 26, 2017)
• Harassment in the Workplace (September 20, 2017)
• Social Media Dismissals (September 19, 2017)
• Detriment Claims - What are they? (May 25, 2017)
• What are my statutory rights at work? (May 25, 2017)
• CCTV at work: What are the legalities? (January 31, 2017)
• Redundancy could be banned to new mothers (January 31, 2017)
• UK Employment Law for Overseas Workers (November 23, 2016)
• Why are Constructive Dismissal Claims Notoriously Difficult to Win? (October 4, 2016)
• Equal Pay - Do Women Ask? (September 26, 2016)
• What are my rights if my employer does not pay me the correct salary? (September 23, 2016)
• Sevacare sued by care workers over minimum wage (September 14, 2016)
• Leading businesses join together to fight pregnancy discrimination (September 14, 2016)
• TUPE Regulations (September 12, 2016)
• What is ACAS? (September 6, 2016)
• Your pregnancy rights (July 19, 2016)
• Notice Period (July 19, 2016)
• Maternity Leave Discrimination (May 26, 2016)
• Examples of Age Discrimination during the Recruitment Process (April 26, 2016)
• Redundancy payments increased from 6th April 2017 (April 20, 2016)
• What is TUPE? (March 2, 2016)
• Failure to advertise promotion may be discrimination (February 8, 2016)
• Resignation during the disciplinary process (February 8, 2016)
• Can a single negative comment be discrimination? (February 4, 2016)
• Burchell Test Explained: The 3-Part Unfair Dismissal Framework (February 1, 2016)
• What happens once I submit my case to the Employment Tribunal? (January 26, 2016)
• Making A Flexible Working Application (January 25, 2016)
• Flexible Working Hours to Suit your Lifestyle (July 8, 2014)