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With the Employment Rights Bill likely to become law shortly, the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has published four consultations seeking views on how some of the Bill's provisions should be implemented. The DBT is seeking views on how the duty on...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld a woman's appeal against a decision that a colleague who had subjected her to sexual harassment had not been acting in the course of his employment for the purposes of Section 109 of the Equality Act 2010 ....

The Employment Rights Bill is expected to become law in the near future. On 15 September 2025, the House of Commons considered the amendments made to the Bill by the House of Lords. The Bill has now returned to the Lords for further consideration. The...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has found that, when rejecting a woman's claim because the name of the respondent on the claim form did not match the name of the employer on the early conciliation certificate, the Employment Tribunal (ET) erred in law...

The Employment Tribunal (ET) has ruled that a man who worked for a membership association which acted on behalf of free-range egg producers was an employee rather than a self-employed contractor ( Gooch v British Free Range Egg Producers Association and...

An award-winning saleswoman who was not allowed to return to her former role after taking maternity leave, resulting in a significant reduction in her earnings, has succeeded in her maternity discrimination claim before an Employment Tribunal (ET) ( Lindup...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld an HGV driver's appeal against the rejection of his constructive unfair dismissal claim, finding that the Employment Tribunal (ET) had misdirected itself on the proper approach to considering the 'last straw' (...

The Government has launched a full review of parental leave and pay, with the aim of better supporting working families and helping children to get the best start in life. The Government says that the current system is complicated and does not always give...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld an appeal against the striking out of a man's claims after he failed to comply with a case management order, finding that the Employment Tribunal (ET) had failed to consider whether a fair trial was still...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has dismissed an appeal against a decision that a consultant to a professional services firm was only entitled to be paid fees in respect of work he had personally done for one of the firm's clients, rather than all work...