In Sheikholeslami v University of Edinburgh, the EAT confirmed that a looser causation test was appropriate in determining whether unfavourable treatment had arisen from the claimant's disability.

Trips to sporting events or celebratory dinners for business reasons should not pose a problem.

In this case, the EAT considered whether four company directors were entitled to rely on contractual terms which had been put in place shortly before a TUPE transfer and were designed...

The past few months have seen significant upheaval both across the financial markets and politically.

As summer draws to a close, employers are looking forward to a smooth return of staff to the workplace for at least part of the working week.

The phrase 'gig economy' has entered common parlance since the Employment Tribunal cases involving Uber, City Sprint, Pimlico Plumbers and the upcoming case of Deliveroo.

A delay in hearing an appeal against a refusal to permit an employee to work flexibly left an employer facing an Employment Tribunal claim.

In Rentokil Initial UK v Miller, the EAT held that offering a trial period in a new role may constitute a reasonable adjustment for a disabled employee.

On 3 March 2021, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak MP, delivered the Spring 2021 Budget. Here we round up the key employment law announcements for employers to note including the...

With the coronavirus pandemic likely to intensify the backlog of employment tribunal claims, the Government has announced a raft of the changes designed to streamline the conduct of disputes...

The right to shared parental leave came into effect just over two years ago.

Last week Massachusetts become the first US state to take steps to ban employers from asking applicants about their current salary during the interview process.

In the case of X v Y, an Employment Tribunal decided that a claimant's fear of catching COVID-19, and her belief that she needed to protect herself and her partner from catching it, was not a protected belief for the purposes of discrimination legislation.

On 19 January 2022, the Prime Minister announced that the Plan B contingency measures introduced to tackle the Omicron variant would be lifted, including the working from home guidance.

The festive season is upon us and many are ready to embrace once again the annual Christmas party as we emerge from the restrictions of the pandemic.

Employer discriminated against depressed employee by failing to guarantee that she would not have to work with alleged harassers again

We set out below our top tips for dealing with redundancy.

The Financial Conduct Authority has finally published its proposals for the extension of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (or "SMCR") that currently applies only in banks...

In the case of Curless v Shell International Ltd, the Court of Appeal considered whether advice on the proposed redundancy of a disabled employee amounted to advice on how to cloak discrimination.

The COVID-19 Job Retention Scheme (Scheme) is designed to assist employers to retain employees in the face of the considerable challenges presented by the global coronavirus crisis.