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Last week the High Court delivered its judgment in the case of Mr Williams v Leeds United Football Club. Mr Williams was given notice of termination of his employment by reason of redundancy in July 2013.

Here, Gowling WLG's Employment, Labour & Equalities team brings you a quick round-up of the recent need-to-know employment law developments.

In the ever-evolving sphere of UK employment law, we are likely to see a wealth of developments over the remainder of 2016, as Parliament enacts new legislation and new cases are heard.

The Government's consultation for collective redundancy seeks views on the level and methods for the new threshold.

It is difficult to envisage a return to "normality" in the old sense but with the relaxation of restrictions in other European countries, many UK employers are starting to consider

With 2022 now over, we look ahead to the key developments that look set to shape the UK employment legal landscape in 2023 and beyond.

In the case of Meier v BT the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal (CA) had to consider whether an employer had sufficient knowledge of a job applicant's disabilities to trigger the employer's duty

Three Private Members' Bills, backed by the government, received Royal Assent on 24 May 2023...

The Supreme Court has given a very important decision on how to terminate an employment contract.

In the latest case to consider offshore or maritime workers, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has for the first time considered the territorial scope of UK collective redundancy consultation rights.

Labour's proposal promises "basic individual rights from day one," ending the wait for unfair dismissal protection. This includes fair dismissal for valid reasons and probationary periods. The change aims to enhance job security, mobility, and economic productivity.

In some rare good news for employers, a new Employment Appeal Tribunal decision says that employers do not have to take into account past dismissals...

Three pieces of family-related legislation have recently received royal assent, which is where a bill has completed all parliamentary stages in both Houses of Parliament.

On 18 September 2023 the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 received Royal Assent and became law. The Act gives workers (and agency workers) a statutory right to request...

In the ever-evolving sphere of UK employment law, 2016 is set to be no different from other recent years.

We are now well into the swing of 2023, but unfortunately our employment team have had a great deal of enquiries about redundancies which of course is never a good way for employers...

In this TUPE takeaways insight, we consider top tips for both transferors and transferees when restructuring a business.