The recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision in Capita Customer Management Ltd v Ali confirms that an employer who offered 14 weeks enhanced maternity pay to mothers but only statutory shared paternal pay to male and female employees was not liable for direct sex discrimination. Read more

In the recent case of Hincks v Sense Network Ltd the High Court has considered the duties that an employer has when providing references. Read more

In the case of Thorbjorn Selstad Thue v The Norwegian Government, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Court held that the time a police officer spent travelling between his home and his temporary place of work was working time for the purposes of the Working Time Directive. Read more

The Employment Appeal Tribunal in the recent case of Chidzoy v British Broadcasting Corporation has upheld a strike-out ruling on the basis that the claimant had discussed her case with a journalist whilst under oath. Read more