Employment Articles

An electrical firm has been ordered to pay a total of £418,000 to 56 of its employees after making unlawful inducements to them to change the terms of their employment contracts. The employees were all members of Unite, which was recognised as their...

The recent sexual assault scandals involving MPs and Hollywood actors has prompted the Equality and Human Rights Commission to write to leading companies telling them they’ll face legal action if they fail to deal with sexual harassment. The letter to...

Uber may have to reconsider its working practices after losing two major legal battles within two months. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that the company should be classified as a taxi firm and regulated as such, a decision that may have...

The Employment Tribunal has ruled that Sainsbury’s acted unfairly when it dismissed one of its employees for persistently wearing headphones while working. Victor Onyike had worked for the retailer for several years as a commercial assistant in the...

The Dyson group has been granted an injunction preventing one of its top engineers working for a rival company for 12 months. The case involved Dyson’s research and development company, Dyson Technology Ltd, which is developing the company’s...

Deliveroo has won a dispute over whether its cyclists should be classed as workers or self-employed after inserting a ‘substitution’ clause into their contracts. The issue arose after the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB)...

A director has succeeded in recovering money from the estate of a colleague who breached his legal duty by diverting funds and business opportunities to a rival company. The case involved two directors, Nigel Clegg and Andrew Pache, who were joint...

People who have paid fees to bring a claim to the Employment Tribunal can now start applying to get their money back. The refund scheme was introduced by the government after the Supreme Court ruled the charges for bringing a claim were unlawful. The...

Thinking of moving house, setting up a new business or writing a will in 2018? Many of us will take the turn of the new year as a chance to reflect on the recent past and maybe to resolve to address some important issues in our lives over the coming months...

An engineer who was dismissed after his employer monitored his emails has won his appeal that his right to privacy had been breached. The case involved a Romanian company that set up an IT system and Yahoo messenger account to enable employees to send...