The employment law team at JPP provide a round-up of the main employment law changes that have recently come into effect, including those taking place from autumn 2017, and explains the action you need to take as a result.

Disputes are an unfortunate fact of life but with the right support they can very often be resolved quickly and relatively cheaply, without the need for court action. JPP Law explains how, by taking legal advice at an early stage, you can increase your chances of achieving settlement without the need for the court to become involved.

HMRC officials are urging employers running employee benefit trusts to come forward following the Supreme Court ruling against the company that formerly owned Rangers football club.

Parents who suffer the death of a child would receive statutory paid leave to grieve, under a proposed new law being supported by the government

A company has been granted the right to examine a former employee's computer and electronic devices after he admitted taking a copy of its list of clients.

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

A landlord faced with a tenant who is not paying their rent has two options: take steps to end the lease or try to recover the money owed. If you decide to recover the rent you might find the commercial rent arrears recovery scheme a good option.

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.