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.
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Latest Issues
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
Weekly Issue 925
- Was the tribunal wrong to make no compensatory or basic award in a claim for unfair dismissal?
- Government issues guidance on Zero Hours contracts for employers
- Which Public Duties should be eligible for Time Off?
Weekly issue 924
- Whistleblowing and interim relief: EAT confirms tribunals must assess the evidence, not just the dispute
- Government consults on revised tipping code to strengthen workers’ voice
- Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs): Government consults on new restrictions under the Employment Rights Act 2025
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.
Zero hours contracts
Weekly Issue 925
Government issues guidance on Zero Hours contracts for employers
Government guidance on zero-hours contracts outlines employer responsibilities, worker rights and upcoming Employment Rights Act 2025 reforms.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 925
Which Public Duties should be eligible for Time Off?
The government is consulting on reforms to workers' statutory right to time off for public duties, with proposals to widen access to civic roles.
Whistle-blowing
Weekly issue 924
Whistleblowing and interim relief: EAT confirms tribunals must assess the evidence, not just the dispute
Employment Appeal Tribunal guidance on interim relief in whistleblowing claims. The EAT held that tribunals must assess the available evidence rather than refusing relief solely because facts are disputed. Duffy v BXTR 3 Ltd t/a House of Gods [2026] EAT 119.
Employment rights
Weekly issue 924
Government consults on revised tipping code to strengthen workers’ voice
The government is consulting on a revised tipping Code of Practice under the Employment Rights Act 2025, giving workers and unions a greater say in fair tip distribution.
Equality, discrimination and harassment
Weekly issue 924
Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs): Government consults on new restrictions under the Employment Rights Act 2025
Government consultation on NDA reforms under the Employment Rights Act 2025 could limit confidentiality clauses in workplace harassment and discrimination cases.
Equality, discrimination and harassment
Weekly Issue 923
Does part time worker status have to be the sole reason for claim of less favourable treatment to succeed?
The Supreme Court clarifies part-time worker discrimination law, ruling that part-time status need only be an effective cause of less favourable treatment, strengthening protections for part-time employees and increasing scrutiny of employer practices.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 923
Government issues Technical report on Precarious Work and Economically Inactive Survey
Government survey reveals the impact of insecure work, low pay and zero-hours contracts, informing Employment Rights Act reforms and worker protections.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 923
Unpaid Carers
Government consultation explores stronger rights for unpaid carers and parents of seriously ill children, including potential paid leave and job protections.