There have been recent reports of job candidates who were rejected for roles because they had tattoos.

An employer who gives an employee a false reason dismissal may be in breach of the implied term of mutual trust and confidence.

Mr Wood issued a claim for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination.

A Pimlico Plumber was held to be a worker despite his contract labelling him as an independent contractor. This gives him a right to be paid holiday and the national minimum wage, amongst other things.

An employer who gives an employee a false reason dismissal may be in breach of the implied term of mutual trust and confidence.

Over recent years there has been a drive by well-known companies to adopt socially responsible recruitment schemes to hire individuals from marginalised groups.

The World Economic Forum predicts that the gender pay gap will not close until 2186 – a phenomenally long time to wait for equality.

It's common knowledge that some employers try to recruit in their own image (whether lawful or not).

An employee's poor attitude towards organisational changes within their employer's business could amount to gross misconduct.

NHS Trust did not discriminate when removing Christian NED for speaking out against homosexuality and same-sex couple adoption.

Whilst the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has occupied much of the limelight in the HR world over the past few weeks, a number of other employment law changes have been introduced in response to the pandemic.

With Ramadan starting this week, BDBF Associate, Theo Nicou, considers the Muslim Council of Britain's report which provides recommendations on what employers can do...

Stereotypes of Gen Z and Millennial workers (those born between 1995-2005 and 1983-1994 respectively) tend to present them as demanding, entitled, disengaged, lacking in loyalty and obsessed with technology.

Work-related stress which is the product of unhappiness with a particular situation may not of itself amount to a disability.

A whistleblower making disclosures about potential wrongdoing must express a reasonable belief that an identifiable legal obligation has been breached or will be breached.

1 June 2018 marks Global Day of Parents – a day declared by the UN General Assembly in 2012 which aims to honour parents and their commitment to nurturing and raising children throughout the world

In recent years the power of regulators has increased dramatically. All regulators are more proactive in taking enforcement action against individuals in breach of rules in previously uncharted areas, for example the personal use of Twitter.

Workers' entitlements to paid annual leave will carry over indefinitely in circumstances where the employer has refused to offer holiday pay.

The Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill received Royal Assent on 24 May 2023, becoming the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023.

The EAT overturned an employment tribunal's decision that a school had no knowledge of an employee's disability ...