Employment Law

The Court of Appeal has ruled that a director was unfairly dismissed after raising concerns about company practices in a whistleblowing case.

Claims by employees of wrongful dismissal and victimisation should be taken seriously but that did not mean that tribunals should be afraid to throw out unworthy claims without having to go to a full hearing.

The Supreme Court has ruled that employment tribunal fees are unlawful.

The Department of Education (DoE) is the first government body to publish its gender pay gap figures. Other departments, together with large companies, are expected to follow over the next six months.

A group of refuse collectors have won an overtime claim that could have an impact on employers across the UK.

A senior executive has failed to avoid garden leave by claiming his company was subject to a TUPE takeover after he resigned.

A disabled employee who reduced his hours from full-time to part-time before taking ill health retirement was not treated unfavourably in the calculation of his pension rights.

The EU's leading lawyer has stated that workers are entitled to claim unpaid holiday entitlement even after they have left their employment.

Overtime worked by ambulance staff during an emergency or when they can't avoid it the end of a shift should be included in their holiday pay calculation.

A slaughterhouse worker with 40 years' experience who was sacked for a "21-second oversight" has won his claim of unfair dismissal.