EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Jurisdiction Sufficiently close connection Case Jeffery v The British Council (2016) Morning Star, October 14, EAT...

Midcounties Co-op fails to pay minimum wage Midcounties Co-op, Britain’s biggest independent co-op, has made the largest single payout to...

International Labour Organisation (ILO) The ILO was created in 1919 with the aim of advancing social justice in the belief that universal...

Employers’ liability insurance Company in liquidation Case Campbell v Peter Gordon Joiners Ltd (In Liquidation) and Another (2016) The...

Court of Appeal decision on the meaning of “employee”: freelance interpreters Case Secretary of State for Justice v Windle and Arada...

The role of the employment tribunal as a cheap, quick and informal means of settling employment disputes looks set to become a footnote...

The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 came into effect on April 6, 2008. Its enactment followed years of discussion,...

And so we begin 2015 with news that every employment lawyer already knows – the employment tribunal fees are putting off potential...

Employment Appeal Tribunal rules that overtime should be included in holiday pay Workers have today (4th November 2014) won their...

Last Friday, 10th October, was World Mental Health Day. Its aim is to raise awareness and support of those suffering with mental health...

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

The Supreme Court has given judgment in the case of Hounga v Allen and others [2014] UKSC 47. The essence of the Court’s decision is that...

An employment tribunal may reconsider its judgment where it is in the interests of justice to do so. This power is set out in the...

Post-termination victimisation Case Rowstock Ltd v Jessemy [2014] EWCA Civ 185 Facts J was employed as a...

RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION Sunday working Proportionate means of achieving legitimate aim Case Mba v The Mayor and Burgesses of the London...

CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT Requirement to work personally Case Halawi v WDFG UK Ltd t/a World Duty Free UKEAT/0166/13/GE Facts H worked in a...

Fundamental breach of contract Case Wright v North Ayrshire Council (2013) Morning Star, November 22, EAT Facts W was employed by N...

Right to fair trial State immunity Case Benkharbouche v Embassy of the Republic of Sudan [2013] IRLR 918, EAT Statute reference ...

Work equipment Reasonable foreseeability Case Hide v The Steeplechase Company (Cheltenham) Ltd and others [2013] EWCA Civ 545...

The law related to workplace stress continues to develop. The main issues for consideration in cases of alleged illness caused by...