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
Equality, discrimination and harassment
Weekly Issue 859
Menopause and the Equality Act
Recent guidance from the equality regulator makes clear that employers must ensure that women workers going through life changes are not discriminated against.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 859
Contradictory dates
Although tribunals have to explain how they came to a decision, that does not mean they have to explain why they did not come to an alternative conclusion.
Equality, discrimination and harassment
Weekly Issue 859
Extension discretion
Not only do tribunals have broad authority when deciding whether to extend time for a claim, it is also difficult for claimants to challenge that authority.
Whistle-blowing
Weekly Issue 858
Rise in whistleblowing
The body that gives advice and guidance to workers thinking about blowing the whistle has reported a significant rise in the number of calls it is receiving.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 858
Particular complaint
Once someone has agreed the terms on which their employment is terminated should be aware that they may be restricted from bringing future tribunal claims.
Equality, discrimination and harassment
Weekly Issue 858
No extension of time
Although complainants have to bring their claims within a certain length of time, tribunals have the option to extend the limit depending on the circumstances.
Equality, discrimination and harassment
Weekly Issue 857
Women in construction
Although the number of women in the building trade has been rising over the years, it has not been helped by a lack of properly fitting protective equipment.
Redundancy and Protective Awards
Weekly Issue 857
Redundancy notification
The highest court in the land has clarified who qualifies as an official under legislation governing a situation where workers are going to lose their jobs.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 857
Reasonable time limit
Although claimants have to abide by a fixed time limit for lodging a complaint, tribunals can give more time if they really believed it had been lodged in time.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 856
Return of tribunal fees
The government has published proposals for introducing payments for claimants who want to lodge a tribunal complaint on the basis that they are affordable.
Equality, discrimination and harassment
Weekly Issue 856
Diplomatic immunity
Although states can claim exemptions from specific legal claims, they do not apply if the act of prejudice did not come from a deed carried out by that state.
Whistle-blowing
Weekly Issue 856
No statutory cap
The appeal tribunal has made clear that, if a contract term is invalid, then an employer cannot rely on the term to defend themselves from a tribunal complaint.