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The European Court of Human Rights has recently given its judgment in a long-running case concerning the decision of a company to dismiss an employee after monitoring his electronic communications and accessing their contents, and … Read more

The recent ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case of Bărbulescu v Romania involves whether employers monitoring private messages sent by an employee through a work related Yahoo account without … Read more

On 20 July 2017 the Presidents of the Employment Tribunal in England & Wales and in Scotland launched a consultation on proposed changes to Employment Tribunal awards for injury to feelings and psychiatric injury following … Read more

Following the abolition of employment tribunal fees, the Employment Tribunal has handed down an interesting judgment in the case of R (on the application of Unison) v Lord Chancellor. The Claimant was employed by Tesco … Read more

It is a legal requirement for all employers to pay their staff the National Minimum Wage. The current hourly rates for this are: 25 and over – £7.50 21-24 – £7.05 18-20 – £5.60 Under … Read more

In February 2017, the Court of Appeal upheld the Employment Tribunal’s decision that former plumber Mr Smith was in fact a worker as opposed to a self-employed contractor and therefore, was entitled to basic employment … Read more

As you will no doubt be aware on the 26th of June a landmark ruling with regards UK Employment Law was handed down by the Supreme Court who unanimously held that the Government’s introduction of … Read more

In the judgment of Unison v Lord Chancellor, the Supreme Court has unanimously allowed the appeal and ruled that Tribunal fees are “unlawful under both domestic and EU law as it prevents access to justice.” … Read more

Zero hours contracts are regularly criticised in the press for their negative impact on workers’ rights and wages, but can they be harmful to your health? Yes, according to a recent study by University College … Read more