February 2017

An airline has been told that it is obliged to negotiate with trade union representatives about rostering arrangements for its pilots.

The government says it wants to provide mothers and pregnant women with better protection against the threat of redundancy.

Employers have had to pay out more than £83,000 under the tribunal penalty regime that came into force last year.

An employer has won an appeal against having to make redundancy payments to employees who were unwilling to relocate to a new workplace.

EasyJet has compensated an air hostess who was sacked for eating one of the company’s bacon sandwiches that was given to her by her manager.