The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO's) new version of its statutory data sharing code of practice (the Code) came into force on 5 October.

Two recent employment tribunal cases have provided helpful guidance on making redundancies during the operation of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS).

On 9 September the DHSC issued a consultation (which closes on 22 October) which looks at whether mandatory vaccination should be required of all those in contact with patients and people receiving care, ...

BEIS notes that the position is different where workers are expected to perform activities for all or most of a shift, and are only permitted to sleep between tasks where possible.

An employment tribunal has held in Accattatis v Fortuna Group (London) Ltd that the dismissal of an employee who expressed concerns about commuting and attending the office during lockdown...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held in Aleem v E-Act Academy that it is not a reasonable adjustment to protect pay permanently when disability means that a teacher can no longer teach.

Acas has published advice for employers and workers in response to the growing impact of long Covid in the workplace.

The Supreme Court has agreed with the Court of Appeal and held that the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) was incorrect to conclude that there is no initial burden of proof on a claimant in a ...

The tribunal has held in Ham v Esl Bbsw Ltd that the claimant's dismissal as a result of his refusal to deliver equipment to his self-isolating manager's home was unfair.

The claimant had previously brought various claims against his employer.

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has published new guidance, 'Employers and loneliness', to address what organisations can do to tackle loneliness among their workers.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has given guidance to tribunals on assessing the appropriate percentage uplift to compensation for failure to comply with the Acas Code on Disciplinary...

The Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) published operational guidance on vaccination of people working or deployed in care homes on 4 August to help support...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held in Mercer v Alternative Future Group Ltd and anor (Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy intervening) that lack of protection from detriment for ...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held in Gray v University of Portsmouth that it is not sufficient for a tribunal to say that

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held in Stojsavljevic and another v DPD Group UK Ltd that individual owner driver franchisees (ODFs) who provided delivery services to DPD were neither employees nor workers.

There was no mention in the Queen's speech of the Employment Bill (which will, reportedly, be introduced "when the time is right").

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held in the case of Emuemukoro v Croma Vigilant (Scotland) Ltd that a tribunal...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced a rise in national minimum wage (NMW) and national living wage (NLW) rates in his Budget speech on 27 October.

The EAT has held that the employment tribunal erred in striking out the claimant's menopause disability and sex discrimination claims in Rooney v Leicester City Council.