As of 6 April 2017, higher limits will apply to various compensation awards payable under employment legislation.

According to new legislation, it is now an offence for a training provider to use the word 'apprenticeship' to refer to an arrangement which is not a statutory apprenticeship.

LinkedIn has some 800million users globally and, at networking events, the traditional business card has given way to QR codes and NFC tags for ease of connecting.

The SMCR has applied to banks and PRA-designated investment firms since March 2016.

Employers must now pay an Immigration Skills Charge of up to £1,000 per year for each skilled migrant they employ.

In this 1-hour webinar, BDBF Managing Partner Gareth Brahams and Principal Knowledge Lawyer Amanda Steadman consider what changes a Labour Government might make to employment law. This webinar was originally...

This is a somewhat unusual case given that we tend to associate stress cases with excessive hours, undue pressure and unrealistic targets.

An employer's ban on wearing religious symbols at work – headscarves, in particular – may or may not be directly discriminatory depending on the reason for the ban.

In April 2020, companies with 250 or more employees must publish their gender pay gap information for the third time under the Equality Act (Gender Pay Information) Regulations 2017.

With Britain set to leave the European Union on 31 January 2020, thoughts inevitably turn to what lies ahead. A key question for those working in HR is what will happen to workers' rights post-Brexit

The High Court has confirmed that an entire agreements clause can defeat a claim for misrepresentation.

For those unfamiliar with this turn-of-phrase, "Blue Monday" is commonly considered the saddest day of the year. It's been long enough since December for Christmas cheer to have worn off, ...

The level of certain awards which can be awarded by Employment Tribunals will increase from 6 April 2018.

The EAT has given guidance on how an employer should respond to numerous intermittent sickness absences of an employee with a disability.

The Government has published its response to the Women and Equalities Select Committee's recent report.

The #MeToo movement has spawned a new generation of apps using the latest blockchain technology to assist victims of sexual harassment at work to speak up.

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The EAT has made clear that context is key to the determination of whether conduct amounts to harassment.

The Court of Appeal has considered the circumstances in which an employer will be held liable for acts of discrimination committed by their agents.

Individuals are entitled to a right of access to their personal data. In a situation where that request cannot be complied with without disclosing information relating to another identifiable individual –