Employment Law Review
Thompsons’ Employment Law Review is recognised as an authoritative source of comment and discussion from our trade union law specialists. Available to read here, and also via a weekly email bulletin, the Employment Law Review offers considerable insight into the latest issues affecting trade unions and their members.
Latest Issues
Weekly Issue 863
- Record numbers on zero-hours contracts
- Green and grey differences
- Constructive dismissal
Weekly Issue 862
- Unaffordable paternity rights
- Justifying discrimination
- Long term planning
Zero hours contracts
Weekly Issue 863
Record numbers on zero-hours contracts
A research body has found a large rise in the number of workers employed on insecure contracts, particularly women and people from ethnic minority backgrounds.
Equal pay
Weekly Issue 863
Green and grey differences
Although employees have the right to claim equal pay with a comparator, employers can point to a specific difference between them and that person as a defence.
Unfair dismissal
Weekly Issue 863
Constructive dismissal
If an employer makes a number of important changes to an employee’s contract, they can claim that they have been unfairly dismissed whilst continuing to work.
Maternity/Parental rights
Weekly Issue 862
Unaffordable paternity rights
A new study has found that the level of rights for new fathers is so inadequate that very few of them can afford to take advantage of those that are on offer.
Equality, discrimination and harassment
Weekly Issue 862
Justifying discrimination
If an employer does not realise and could not be expected to realise that a member of staff has experienced bias, then a claim cannot be upheld against them.
Equality, discrimination and harassment
Weekly Issue 862
Long term planning
The appeal tribunal has decided that it was not unlawful prejudice to make changes to a shares plan so that only certain employees would stand to gain from it.
Health and Safety
Weekly Issue 861
Sharing mental health information
The information regulator has published detailed guidance for employers on their data protection obligations in an urgent situation relating to mental illness.
Definition of a worker
Weekly Issue 861
Associate worker
It is not always easy for tribunals to decide whether an individual has the status of a worker and this case relating to a specialist manager was no exception.
Transfers of Undertakings
Weekly Issue 861
Transfer of rights
The appeal tribunal has confirmed that, although certain obligations transfer under the TUPE rules, they do not apply if the relevant worker did not transfer.
Equality, discrimination and harassment
Weekly Issue 860
Unequal Perceptions
According to a report issued in anticipation of a major event supporting greater gender equality, men have very different views about the current state of play.
Whistle-blowing
Weekly Issue 860
External Whistleblowers
In order to blow the whistle about an event that has occurred at work, claimants have to establish that they have the status of either an employee or a worker.
Equality, discrimination and harassment
Weekly Issue 860
Bad Faith Claim
If an employee makes a false claim that they have been treated badly by their employer, they can expect to be penalised by having their complaint thrown out.