Minutes from the latest meeting of the Employment Tribunal National User Group have revealed that, since the employment tribunal fees regime came to an end last year, there has been a 100% increase in the number of claims received by employment tribunals compared to the period immediately before the Unison decision in which employment tribunal fees were held to be unlawful. Read more

In the case of Donelien v Liberata UK Limited, the Court of Appeal considered whether an employer had constructive knowledge of disability in a reasonable adjustments claim.  Read more

Lloyd Davey shares details on new worker rights being proposed by the Government in Essential Retail. Read more

In the recent decision of Crawford v Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that an employer must provide workers with a 20 minute period of continuous rest for every 6 hours worked. Read more

In Chief Constable of Norfolk v Coffey the Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld a claim for direct disability discrimination based on perceived disability (rather than actual disability). Read more

In this article in Elite Business, Abigail Etchells covers the steps franchisees should take in handling dismissals. Read more

Tribunal compensation limits and minimum awards will increase on 6 April 2018.  Read more

The annual increase to the minimum wage rates are due to take effect from 1 April 2018. Read more