The recent case of Ayres v Fuel Parts UK has demonstrated the importance of ensuring that the correct procedure is followed when submitting an appeal to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT).
Mr Ayres brought a claim for unfair dismissal against Fuel Parts UK, which he lost. He decided to appeal against the decision of the Employment [...]

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Ms Munro, an employee of Aberdeen City Council, was injured after slipping on ice in a car park, which was part of her workplace under the terms of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 SI 1992/3004.
Following her accident, Ms Munro claimed that the Council were liable to pay her compensation, as the regulations [...]

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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has made a ruling on a Finnish collective redundancy case that could affect the decisions of UK employers on when to commence collective consultation about redundancies.
The case of Akavan Erityisalojen Keskusliitto AEK ry and ors v Fujitsu Siemens Computers Oy provides guidance for employers as to when the obligation [...]

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A landmark judgement by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that employees who are ill during their holiday period are entitled to claim the time back from their employers.
The decision, which is a new interpretation of the Working Time Directive, also means that workers who have their holidays spoiled by sickness can carry [...]

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According to the recently published 2008 Fair Treatment at Work Survey (FTWS), more than three quarters of workers claim they feel well informed about their employment rights. The figure has risen by 13% since the last survey.
The survey also shows that problems with specific employment rights have fallen, and that more people are prepared to [...]

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A recent Court of Appeal case has determined that a British man working abroad for a British company cannot pursue his case in a UK employment tribunal, as his employment did not have sufficient connection with Britain for the tribunal to have jurisdiction.
Mr Hughes was attempting to pursue an unfair dismissal case against Alan Dick [...]

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In the recent case of Bigg v Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, the High Court has ruled that an employer who was overly generous in the sum that it offered in a compromise agreement was entitled to withhold the payment when the employee tried to claim the sum offered.
Ms Gibb was Chief Executive of [...]

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Recently released research has shown that female employees are weathering the current recession better than male employees.
The survey, which looked at 45,809 different individuals, found that labour turnover amongst women has dropped to its lowest level for five years, and that women are less likely to lose their jobs as the recession forces companies to [...]

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Amnesty has lost a claim for racial discrimination brought against it by Miss Bashir Ahmed. Miss Ahmed, who is from northern Sudan, was employed by Amnesty as a campaigner on Sudanese issues. She was considered for promotion to the post of researcher for Sudan in 2007. She was shortlisted for the position, but did not [...]

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Jim Knight, Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform, has pledged that people with mental health issues will receive extra support in managing their condition to help keep them in work.
This announcement follows the success of pilot schemes run by the government in conjunction with Mind, the mental health charity, which have achieved a [...]

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