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It is estimated that 21 million people worldwide are victims of modern slavery or enforced labour. The majority are exploited in manufacturing, construction and agriculture, with illegal profits estimated at [...]

The Court of Appeal has now dismissed Unison's latest appeal against its judicial review application challenging the legality of these fees. However, this is unlikely to be the end of [...]

That sounds like it should be an easy question to answer, but as many of our readers know from experience, that's not always the case. It is a question that [...]

Readers will remember that last year, the CJEU issued a landmark decision that holiday pay must include commission. The matter was then remitted back to the Employment Tribunal in Leicester [...]

A number of further immigration changes impacting UK employers were published last week. Click here for full details. Changes to the Visitor Rules Impacting Business Visits Changes to the Visitor [...]

Parental leave has been available to parents of children under 5 years of age for some time. The same rules allow adoptive parents to take leave for up to 5 [...]

The Department for Work and Pensions has this month published guidance for employers about the new Fit for Work service. The service provides: Free health and work advice through a [...]

It's that time of year again, when it's traditional for employment lawyers to send out a summary of the perils of the Christmas party. Not wanting to break with tradition, [...]

On 18th September 2014 the European Court of Justice provided a judgment in Bundesdruckerei GmbH v Stadt Dortmund [C-549/13], also known as the ' Dortmund' case (find judgment here). This [...]

Our e-update issued on 12 May provided details of the draft Code produced by the Home Office relating to the prevention of illegal working, which came into effect in May. [...]

Discrimination Questionnaires Currently a person who thinks they might have a discrimination claim under the Equality Act 2010 may submit written questions to the potential respondent to their claim (e.g. [...]

New Regulations came into effect on 31 January 2014, designed to simplify the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) and to codify some of appeal decisions that [...]

There are significant changes in Employment Law taking place in 2014. Make sure you are up to speed by reviewing our Employment Law Calendar. Click on image below to download. [...]

It's that time of year again. Much is said about Christmas parties from David Mackie QC in a reported case: 'It is not uncommon for there to be honest differences [...]

Business Visitors: The Rules On 1 October 2013, the list of activities that a business visitor can do was expanded. This update provides information on some of the requirements that [...]

The Government has just declared its tuppenceworth on what amendments should be made to the TUPE regulations in light of its consultation exercise. Revised draft regulations are expected in December [...]

Employers who have an Immigration Licence can sponsor skilled workers under Tier Two of the points based immigration system. This can bring great benefits to the business in terms of [...]

The Ministry of Justice has released its annual statistics report for 2010/11, covering the period 1 April 2010 - 31 March 2011. The key findings indicate a sharp rise in [...]

The annual increases in compensation limits for Employment Tribunal awards have came into effect today under the Employment Rights (Revision of Limits) Order 2010. The maximum compensatory award for unfair [...]

As the 2010 World Cup kicks off this week in South Africa, employers all around the world are preparing themselves for the tournament's impact on the workplace. The 2006 World [...]

The issue of social networking in the context of employment has reared its ugly head once again, this time in relation to English football's biggest club, Manchester United. The club [...]

As our readers will be aware, Age Concern England (now 'Age UK'), challenged UK law to the extent that it allows employers to compel workers to retire at 65, on [...]

From 1 October 2008, the rates for the national minimum wage ('NMW') will be increased as follows: for workers aged 22 and over, the NMW will increase from £5.52 to [...]

Changes coming into force on 29th February 2008 will see a much stricter penalty scheme for employing illegal workers, to be followed by the replacement of the current work permit [...]

Further to our article in January, the Government has now published its response to the further consultation on increasing the current statutory minimum paid holiday entitlement and Regulations have been [...]

Lynette Copland, a secretary at Carmarthenshire College, was awarded 3,000 euros plus costs of double that by the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Copland v UK [...]

As you are aware, the right to request flexible working provided for in the The Flexible Working (Eligibility, Complaints and Remedies) Regulations 2002 was recently extended to carers of adults, [...]

Following initial consultation in June last year on proposals to increase the current statutory minimum paid holiday entitlement, the DTI is now consulting on detailed proposals and draft Regulations. The [...]

Whilst the work Christmas party may be the highlight of the social calendar for many employees, the morning after can see the kind of headache for employers that isn't solved [...]

In the case of Chairman and Governors of Amwell View School v Mrs C Dogherty, D was a teaching assistant who was dismissed for misconduct following an investigation and disciplinary [...]

By Mr Alan Masson and Ms Karen McGill After much high-profile debate, and although not yet approved by the Scottish Parliament, The Prohibition of Smoking in Certain Premises (Scotland) Regulations [...]