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In Bathgate v Technip UK Ltd and others [ 2022] EAT 155 the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held a settlement agreement cannot compromise a future claim that has not yet arisen. The Claimant accepted … Read more

Royal Mail has announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs by next August, blaming ongoing strike action and rising losses at the business. The postal company said it will begin notifying workers of its plan, which … Read more

Menopause and the Workplace It has been reported by new CIPD research that 59% of women who experience symptoms of menopause say it has a negative and sometimes detrimental impact on their work productivity and … Read more

App Drivers and Couriers Union (ADCU) call for 24 hour strike in response to recent landmark Supreme Court Ruling. In early July 2022, a leak of files relating to Uber exposed a number of alleged … Read more

Soaring temperatures in recent weeks have been somewhat unusual and of an unprecedented scale in the UK. Whilst some unfamiliar and rare sunshine is largely welcomed in the UK, MPs have taken action and called … Read more

In Mackereth v Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and anor, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has held that a Christian doctor’s belief that a person cannot change their sex/gender at will, and his lack … Read more

Holiday entitlement can be a complex area of employment law and it is important to know how to make the correct calculations. Holiday pay entitlement will vary depending on what the contract of employment states. … Read more

“Injury to feelings” compensation can be awarded in successful discrimination cases.  The Equality Act 2010 expressly provides that compensation for discrimination may include (or be entirely made up of) compensation for injury to feelings.  This … Read more

The new compensation limits for Employment Tribunal claims have been announced. The new limits, currently being approved by Parliament, will take effect from 6 April 2022. The key changes are: the limit on a week’s … Read more