The annual increases in compensation limits for Employment Tribunal awards have came into effect today under the Employment Rights (Revision of Limits) Order 2010.

In a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision, Peninsula Business Service Ltd v Laura Donaldson, the EAT has made a decision regarding the provision of childcare vouchers through a salary sacrifice arrangement during maternity leave.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) released its decision today in the case of British Gas v Lock.

The recent case of "Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police v Jelic (UKEAT/0491/09/CEA)" raised some interesting questions regarding the scope of an employer's duty to make reasonable adjustments.

Two Scottish midwives have won the right to refuse to have any involvement with abortion planning or treatment.

A recent Pensions Ombudsman decision serves as a reminder to public sector bodies to act with care when drafting and implementing voluntary severance schemes.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal in Lancaster University v. The University and College Union have upheld the decision of the Employment Tribunal to make a protective award for failure to collectively consult about the end of a number of fixed-term contracts.

The Pensions Regulator ("TPR") has announced that it has reached a settlement with Sir Philip Green to help secure the pensions of 19,000 members of two BHS pension schemes, following the collapse of the high street retailer.

At present, only parents with a child under 6 (or under 18 if the child is disabled) and carers of adults, have a statutory right to make a request for flexible working.

Significant changes in relation to the way that employees take leave following the birth of their child will be effective for babies expected or placed for adoption on or after 5 April 2015.

Every year it is estimated that around 350,000 people leave work to claim health-related benefits and around 172 million working days are lost due to sickness absence.

High street music retailer, HMV, have reportedly introduced a new "appearance policy" requiring employees to smarten up, or face disciplinary action.

For the last twenty years, TULRA* has set out the rules for consulting with redundant employees.

UNISON lodged an application last year calling for a judicial review of the decision made by the Ministry of Justice to introduce fees in the Employment Tribunals.

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has published updated guidance on calculating the national minimum wage (NMW).

You will have seen the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne's plans to introduce a new form of employment contract: the 'owner-employee' contract.

It might be cheaper to fire high value employees without reasons than to say why.

The Department of Business Innovation and Skills has this week announced a new initiative of up to £125 million to improve global competiveness of the UK advanced manufacturing supply chains, and a further £1 billion of funding for the Regional Growth Fund.

As befits a coalition government composed of blues and yellows, the Government has stated that it wants to be "the Greenest Government ever".

The Feed-in Tariff (FITs) scheme was launched in April last year to provide financial incentives for generators of low carbon electricity. Since then, there have been over 25,000 FITs installations registered.