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Faye Russell Caldicott (a pseudonym) begins her trial in the Leeds Employment Tribunal today.

We reported in our blog of 29 December 2025 that the Government is looking into reforming non compete clauses in employment contracts.

The Employment Rights bill has been ping-ponging back and forth between the House of Commons and the House of Lords for some considerable time now.

When asked to collaborate on an article for The Law Society Gazette on why women leave law, I jumped at the chance to participate. This is an issue I've commented on for years, gleaning observations...

In Attorney General v Messi the Employment Appeal Tribunal has issued a restriction of proceedings order against an individual...

The claimant was dismissed following an extended period of ill health. An Employment Tribunal found that her dismissal was unfair and she also succeeded in claims of disability discrimination and victimisation.

On 21 May 2026, the EHRC’s updated Services Code of Practice was laid in Parliament by the Minister for Women and Equalities, Bridget Phillipson.

Delays in the Employment Tribunal have become significant in recent years. The current government is in the process of introducing...

As a practising solicitor who litigates in the Employment Tribunals when push comes to shove, much of my daily work focuses on trying to find a resolution when there is a work issue for my client.

We are seeing an increasing number of our clients and prospective clients using artificial intelligence (AI) when providing information to us in the course of our dealings with them. This brings issues.

There is no common law right to receive a wage or salary under a contract during periods of sickness absence. Many contracts of employment offer contractual sick pay at normal rates of pay for an initial period...

The Employment Rights Act 2025 amends the Employment Rights Act 1996 in relation to paternity leave with effect from 6 April 2026.

The appellant in the case of Shawcross v SMG Europe Holdings Ltd & Ors was dismissed on 28 April 2023. Two days before her dismissal she was inadvertently copied into email correspondence...

In Leicester City Council v Parmar the Court of Appeal has confirmed that Mrs Parmar was directly discriminated against because of race.

It was reported in The Times and other media in early August that the EHRC Guidance is likely to suggest a ban on trans women using single-sex spaces.

KJ v British Council concerned a woman who was employed by the British Council in Morocco. During her employment she was subjected to harassment and sexual harassment by a colleague.

On 1 August 2025 section 1 of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 came into force. This legislation prevents English providers...