Employment tribunal fees Those of us who advise and provide representation in employment matters have been expecting, with some...

Young workers and health and safety Factors known to contribute to the vulnerability of young workers are their inexperience, lack of...

Changes to employment law The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, which received the Royal Assent on April 25, has significantly...

2012 is a year that many have been anticipating more than most. For many Britons, the promise of the Olympics coming to London in the...

Last month, the Ministry of Justice has released statistics from the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal, covering the...

The law of unfair dismissal in the United Kingdom operates, essentially, to protect employees from being dismissed for no good reason....

R v Lion Steel Equipment Ltd (2012) Manchester Crown Court, July 20 In May 2008 Steven Berry, an employee of Lion Steel, a company which...

No society can legitimately call itself civilised if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means. Aneurin Bevan 1947....

In 1815 Robert Owen toured the main factories of Britain. He observed that “in some large factories from one-fourth to one-fifth of the...

Employment law advisers should be well aware of the risk of wasted costs orders in the employment tribunal, and should take note of the...

Work overseas Case Ravat v Halliburton Manufacturing and Services Ltd [2012] UKSC 1 Statute reference Employment Rights Act 1996,...

Those of us who offer legal advice in Bristol, and particularly those who profess expertise in employment law, need to consider their...

“V” for Vendetta In a recent speech, David Cameron lauded the ease with which employees, in the UK, can legally be fired, relative to...

Anyone giving legal advice in Bristol, and more specifically those providing employment law advice, needs to be aware that the scope of...

The Government recently published its Response to the Consultation on Resolving Workplace Disputes. In it, the Government indicated a...

Migrant workers Since the enlargement of the European Union, with the general principle that citizens of EU states have the right of free...

Bristol City Council announce cuts of £21million as 350 job losses are expected Bristol City Council has recently outlined its plans for...

Employment law advisers in Bristol, and throughout the United Kingdom, need to be aware of the following proposals put forward by the...

Those of us who provide employment law advice in Bristol may question the relevance of the Iraq War to their practice. My view is that...

I have been in practice in Bristol since 1993. My practice has mainly involved advice in employment law matters. Bristol has a very wide...