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New court and tribunal hearing lists service to be developed by HMCTS

HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) announced earlier this year that they are developing a new online service to allow easier access to court and tribunal hearing lists. The new…

Law firm employees to face reduced pay for full-time working from home

An international London law firm has introduced a policy which reduces the pay for those employees who decide to continue to work from home on a full-time and permanent basis…

Employee’s claim for loss of career earnings dismissed by the High Court

In a recent High Court case, a former employee claimed that his employer should be liable for his loss of career earnings on the basis that they owed him either…

Covid-19 Vaccination for Children: Parental Disputes

Despite the success of the Covid-19 vaccination programme in the UK and the clear evidence that it has prevented thousands of adults becoming seriously ill with Covid-19, some adults still…

Employment Law Figures 2025

We have put together a list of the employment law figures applicable for 2025. Click here to download the figures.

Business Valuation in Divorce

People often find that one of the most difficult aspect of going their separate ways is deciding how best to divide the marital assets and finances. Dividing one pot into…

Minimum wage rates increase April 2022

Minimum wage increases 2022 The increased National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) rates that will apply from April 2022 have now been published, as follows: NLW (23+)…

Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (No Fault Divorce)

Separation is never easy and relationships can often turn acrimonious very quickly with each party attempting to blame each other. On the 6th of April 2022, divorce laws in England…

Care worker fairly dismissed for unreasonably refusing the Covid-19 vaccine

In January 2021, a small nursing home decided that due to the situation and the conditions of the pandemic at the time, they would require all their staff to be…

Inquiry on whether the menopause should be legally protected under employment law

As part of its inquiry into menopause in the workplace, in January 2022 the Women and Equalities Select Committee listened to evidence from employment lawyers. One of the discussions that…

Tribunal claims based on health and safety concerns have tripled

The number of employment tribunal claims based on health and safety concerns has tripled in the past year. According to figures obtained via a freedom of information request by Nockolds…

Employee was fairly dismissed for not complying with the grievance process

In a recent case, a claimant was dismissed on the grounds of his misconduct because he persistently made multiple informal grievances, he was unwilling to progress the grievances formally or…

Employer not liable for workplace injury caused by employee’s prank

In a recent court case, an employee played a practical joke on the claimant, who was a contractor at work, by bringing explosive pellets into work and hitting them with…

Employers must provide suitable PPE to employees and workers from 6 April 2022

On 6 April 2022, the Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations 2022 will come into force. The amended regulations will require employers to provide suitable personal protective equipment (PPE)…

Failed challenge to Supreme Court’s decision in “support gay marriage” cake case

The Supreme Court previously decided that the Christian owners of a bakery had not directly discriminated against the claimant on the grounds of religious belief, political opinion or sexual orientation…

Stress, anxiety and depression caused half of work-related illness in 2020/2021

According to a new report by the Health and Safety Executive, 850,000 workers suffered from a new case of a work-related illness in 2020/2021 and just over half reported this…

Withdrawal of a secondment offer for safety reasons was not disability discrimination

In a recent tribunal claim, an employer withdrew an employee’s secondment offer to Montenegro, following medical advice that it would jeopardise the employee’s safety. The employee needed to receive medical…

EAT find a director and shareholder of a company was not an employee or worker

A claimant who was a 40% shareholder and co-director of a company, and who received payments described as a “salary”, left the business following a dispute and subsequently brought various…

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New court and tribunal hearing lists service to be developed by HMCTS

Law firm employees to face reduced pay for full-time working from home

Employee’s claim for loss of career earnings dismissed by the High Court

Covid-19 Vaccination for Children: Parental Disputes

Employment Law Figures 2025

Business Valuation in Divorce

Minimum wage rates increase April 2022

Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (No Fault Divorce)

Care worker fairly dismissed for unreasonably refusing the Covid-19 vaccine

Inquiry on whether the menopause should be legally protected under employment law

Tribunal claims based on health and safety concerns have tripled

Employee was fairly dismissed for not complying with the grievance process

Employer not liable for workplace injury caused by employee’s prank

Employers must provide suitable PPE to employees and workers from 6 April 2022

Failed challenge to Supreme Court’s decision in “support gay marriage” cake case

Stress, anxiety and depression caused half of work-related illness in 2020/2021

Withdrawal of a secondment offer for safety reasons was not disability discrimination

EAT find a director and shareholder of a company was not an employee or worker