Updates

Employment law is in the news again. You can view report via the Guardian of the latest proposals here We of course must wait to see the detail of any legislation...

I thought I would take advantage of the brief lull in employment law news to issue a small plea. Employment law is an interesting subject. It is something that I...

  Underhill J, former President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal has published in draft form, new rules of procedure for the conduct of Employment Tribunal claims. The draft rules...

The Court of Appeal has handed down Judgment in Graham v DWP EWCA Civ 903. Mrs Graham had 30 years exemplary service with the DWP. She was dismissed...

On Tuesday 26th June in Teesside and Thursday 28th June in Newcastle, I delivered seminars on the topic of “Social Media and Technology in the Workplace.” Given the role...

  This morning, the Supreme Court has handed down two Judgments concerning age discrimination. The first is Homer v Chief Constable of  West Yorkshire Police UKSC 12 which...

Langstaff P, President of the Employment AppealTribunal, has handed down a new Practice Statement. You can view a copy of the Statement here. The Statement provides guidance in respect...

I am occasionally contacted by law students, asking about a career at the Bar. My colleague Mike Hill has written the following post on his blog. I commend it...

One of the most frequently searched for topics on this site is in relation to the subject of variations to terms and conditions of employment and TUPE. Whilst other...

Last week the government published a draft Statutory Instrument enabling Employment Judges to sit alone in unfair dismissal cases from 6th April 2012. It is expected that the Statutory...