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 928
- Khans Solicitors v Kaiser [2026] EAT 137 “Aggravating damages”
- Access Denied - Reasonable Adjustments Delays Linked More to Unclear Processes Than Employer Resistance
- Increasingly flexible - Flexible working reforms move a step closer
Weekly Issue 927
- A Sell Out? What the Latest Next Equal Pay Ruling Means for Workers
- No Transfer Here: Where TUPE Liability Ends
- Extended Tribunal Deadlines Strengthen Access to Workplace Justice
Weekly Issue 926
- Cunningham v BBC “Unreasonably unaware"
- National Minimum Wage: 658 Employers Named for Underpaying Workers
- New and improved rights to time off and workplace facilities for trade union representatives
Equality, discrimination and harassment
Weekly Issue 928
Khans Solicitors v Kaiser [2026] EAT 137 “Aggravating damages”
The EAT in Khans Solicitors v Kaiser clarifies when aggravated damages can be awarded in discrimination claims and how tribunals must assess loss.
Equality, discrimination and harassment
Weekly Issue 928
Access Denied - Reasonable Adjustments Delays Linked More to Unclear Processes Than Employer Resistance
Research commissioned by the Government highlights barriers to reasonable adjustments, with unclear processes proving more problematic than delays.
Fixed-term, flexible and part-time workers
Weekly Issue 928
Increasingly flexible - Flexible working reforms move a step closer
New flexible working reforms will require employers to justify refusals, hold consultation meetings and explore alternatives before rejecting requests.
Trade union information
Weekly Issue 928
Will this be the end of the two-tier workforce?
The Government's new Public Interest Test will require public bodies to consider in-house delivery before outsourcing services worth over £1 million.
Equal pay
Weekly Issue 927
A Sell Out? What the Latest Next Equal Pay Ruling Means for Workers
Equal pay claims against Next Retail reach the EAT, which confirms that market forces, recruitment and retention pressures can provide a lawful defence to pay disparities.
Transfers of Undertakings
Weekly Issue 927
No Transfer Here: Where TUPE Liability Ends
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that TUPE does not transfer liability for third-party claims arising from employees' pre-transfer acts, providing important guidance for employers involved in business transfers.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 927
Extended Tribunal Deadlines Strengthen Access to Workplace Justice
Employment tribunal time limits will double from three to six months from October 2026, giving workers more time to bring unfair dismissal, discrimination and wage claims.
Equality, discrimination and harassment
Weekly Issue 927
Equality reps get the recognition they deserve
Trade union equality reps gain new rights to paid time off, training and workplace facilities under the Employment Rights Act 2025, strengthening equality at work.
Equality, discrimination and harassment
Weekly Issue 926
Cunningham v BBC “Unreasonably unaware"
EAT rules BBC should have recognised an employee's disability and reconsidered shift adjustments, clarifying employers' duties under the Equality Act 2010.
National minimum wage and National living wage
Weekly Issue 926
National Minimum Wage: 658 Employers Named for Underpaying Workers
Government names 658 employers for minimum wage breaches as the Fair Work Agency steps up enforcement, recovering £4m in unpaid wages for workers.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 926
New and improved rights to time off and workplace facilities for trade union representatives
Employment Rights Act 2025 strengthens trade union rights, introducing statutory facilities, equality representatives and enhanced workplace protections.
Unfair dismissal
Weekly Issue 925
Was the tribunal wrong to make no compensatory or basic award in a claim for unfair dismissal?
Employment Appeal Tribunal confirms 100% contributory fault and Polkey deductions can reduce unfair dismissal compensation to nil despite procedural unfairness.