Tribunals

Re-introducing employment tribunal fees is potentially unlawful and would block access to justice and increase costs to taxpayers, the Employment Lawyers Association (ELA) has warned

A recent employment appeal concerning a teacher dismissed for expressing gender-critical views on Facebook is a significant development in employment law because the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) focused on the ‘reason why’ question. In this week’s NLJ, Charles Pigott, professional support lawyer, Mills & Reeve, explains why the EAT’s approach ‘marks a significant development’ for discrimination claims, breaking new ground.

A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling on gender-critical beliefs has brought human rights to the fore: Charles Pigott analyses a significant development for discrimination claims

Back to school already? Ian Smith sets out some instructive lessons from the courts on the definition of a worker, the conduct of disciplinary hearings, & the perils of making a mistake

Heading off for the summer? In this month’s employment brief, Ian Smith (not pictured) rounds up holiday pay entitlement, redundancy law & check-off agreements

The rule that failings of a party’s representatives will not generally be grounds for review is ‘not a blanket rule’, the Court of Appeal has held.

On the clock: in this month’s employment brief, Ian Smith discusses judges acting up, bonus bonanzas & failures to mitigate

Growing apart? In this month’s employment law brief, Ian Smith considers the ever-diverging paths of tax & employment law, & disciplinary proceedings that just won’t end

An employment tribunal judge has been given a formal warning for consuming alcohol during a break in a hearing.

Before he shoots off for Christmas duties, Ian Smith unwraps some of the latest gifts from the Employment Appeal Tribunal & Court of Appeal