You may recall our April blog post, following the first anniversary of the controversial Apprenticeship Levy coming into force, in which we focussed on what was mainly a year's worth of criticism for the Levy.

Another defeat in latest legal fight over gig economy rights…

Eid al-Adha (known as the festival of sacrifice), the Islamic holiday marking the end of the Hajj pilgrimage, is due to begin this coming Tuesday (21 August).

The number of workers in Scotland taking employers to task in the Employment Tribunal over unfair pay and conditions has seen a five-fold increase after controversial Employment Tribunal fees...

Born out of frustration after years of women in the city earning less than their male counterparts, the UK's gender pay gap reporting regime has provided a sense of optimism amongst executives.

The statutory limit on a week's pay (used primarily to calculate statutory redundancy payments and basic awards in unfair dismissal claims) will increase from £525 to £538 per week.

In addition to this month's news, please do look at publications to which we have contributed:

In Spaceman v. ISS Mediclean Ltd t/a ISS Facility Service Healthcare the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered the circumstances ...

Britain's most recent heatwave has resurrected the idea of having a legal maximum working temperature.

A recent report by the Business Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (BEIS) has called for gender pay gap reporting requirements to be extended to smaller companies.

A new report, commissioned by Health & Her, has highlighted the impact of menopause on women aged between 50 and 64.

Recent research published by the British Medical Journal suggests that senior doctors from black or minority ethnic (‘BME') backgrounds earn approximately 4.9% (or £5,000) less in mean basic pay than their colleagues from a white ethnic background within the NHS.

A study conducted by the Liberal Democrats has revealed that only 4 UK government departments display their parental leave and pay policies on their external websites.

The Court of Appeal has today handed down it's much anticipated decision in the case of Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake. The decision has reversed the Employment Appeal Tribunal's (EAT) ruling...

Subject to any further postponements, employer NICs on termination payments over the £30,000 threshold will now become payable in April 2020.

Following our article earlier this week about the "Good Work Plan", the government has now introduced the first three statutory instruments implementing some of the changes outlined in the Plan:

Luxembourg is the first country in the world to implement a law on green covered bonds (lettres de gage portant sur les énergies renouveables).

The Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR), which was introduced in 2016 to increase the accountability of individuals working in the banking sector

The Court of Appeal has ruled that Morrisons is liable for a data breach which saw thousands of its employees' details posted online by a disgruntled ex-employee, Mr Skelton

This is an important case because it adds further commentary on the nature of the intention a landlord requires to meet the requirements necessary to oppose the grant of a new business tenancy under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.