Weekly issue 161

News in brief

New anti-slavery laws giving the police and prosecutors an additional weapon in the fight against forced or compulsory labour came into effect on 6 April

Breach of duty

To succeed in a claim of constructive dismissal, employees have to show that their employer was in fundamental breach of a term of their contract

No claims

To bring a claim of unfair dismissal, claimants have to show they are employees; to bring a discrimination claim they have to show they are either an employee or employed under a contract to do the work personally