Employment Law

In the last 6 hours

Stalker and sex offender among defendants sentenced by magistrates York Press16:38

Earlier today

Judge rules Middlesbrough Council 'unfairly dismissed' council employee and must reinstate him Teesside Live13:48

Yesterday

Judge blocks Trump administration from nixing collective bargaining for most federal employees MailOnline22:20 25-Apr-25

Ontario contractor dealt yet another blow in legal battle with N.B. government Yahoo! UK & Ireland20:01 25-Apr-25

Chaos continues at the Pentagon as Hegseth’s chief of staff leaves The Independent18:24 25-Apr-25

Woman unfairly dismissed from Watford M&S because she was pregnant Watford Observer16:13 25-Apr-25

Woman dismissed from Marks and Spencer because she was pregnant The Independent15:08 25-Apr-25

Nurse claims Scots NHS hospital bosses 'in a clique and like a gang' Daily Record13:31 25-Apr-25

Edinburgh nurse claims NHS Lothian hospital bosses 'in a clique and like a gang' Edinburgh Live12:25 25-Apr-25

DWF puts more than 100 staff at risk of redundancy Law Gazette12:17 25-Apr-25

Woman unfairly dismissed from Marks and Spencer because she was pregnant Yahoo! UK & Ireland10:48 25-Apr-25

Jarrow fraudster stole more than £17,000 using a former employer’s fuel card Shields Gazette09:35 25-Apr-25

In the last 7 days

Largest federal employee union, a leading Trump opponent, to lay off more than half of staff MailOnline23:04 24-Apr-25

Phoenix pay system class-action lawsuit approved by Quebec court Yahoo! UK & Ireland19:16 24-Apr-25

Ex-ESPN employees livid at handling of Shannon Sharpe's rape lawsuit MailOnline19:00 24-Apr-25

German Election #7: What can we expect in employment law? Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer16:36 24-Apr-25

Employment tribunal finds sacked Clevedon town clerk showed 'cavalier attitude' North Somerset Times15:35 24-Apr-25

Work/Life - international employment news update Taylor Wessing12:22 24-Apr-25

Ross Martin Tax: SME Tax Update 24 April 2025 rossmartin.co.uk (Weblog)12:13 24-Apr-25

Taylor Emmet celebrates a record number of employee promotions Yorkshire Post11:52 24-Apr-25

Black employee wins £35k after comment implied smoking drugs HR Magazine11:38 24-Apr-25

Employment Rights Bill: further government amendments published at House of Lords Committee Stage Thomson Reuters - Practical Law10:19 24-Apr-25

Here are the finalists for the West Yorkshire Apprenticeship Awards 2025 Dewsbury Reporter10:02 24-Apr-25

Firm employee paid estate monies into his own company Law Gazette09:50 24-Apr-25

Threatening diversity, threatening growth: the business effects of Trump’s anti-Dei and anti-trans agendas The Conversation (UK)09:10 24-Apr-25

Everything contractors should know about RIDDOR Construction Manager09:04 24-Apr-25

The OfS’s fine on Sussex is a blow against free speech, not for it HEPI07:13 24-Apr-25

Migrant care worker left homeless after being 'exploited' UK employer: 'It's a national scandal' Big Issue00:39 24-Apr-25

UK visa schemes ‘risk breaching international human rights’ The Independent00:18 24-Apr-25

Top firm withdraws “rubbish” briefing on single-sex spaces Legal Futures00:08 24-Apr-25

Bribery at Hinkley Point vertikal.net00:04 24-Apr-25

Free workshop on upcoming employment law changes Free Press Series23:55 23-Apr-25

Swissport Fined More Than $3 Million For Boston Labor Violations Simple Flying19:04 23-Apr-25

Former OpenAI Staff Seek To Block For-Profit Conversion Silicon UK17:59 23-Apr-25

Recruiter who returned to empty office after maternity leave wins £25k Personnel Today14:26 23-Apr-25

Shakespeare Martineau Expands Employment Law Team Amid Growing Demand Law News14:09 23-Apr-25

iManage announces revealing new research report around law firms and legaltech Legal Futures12:54 23-Apr-25

Successful challenge to cancellation of skilled worker leave after Home Office errors Free Movement12:37 23-Apr-25

Yorkshire businesses employing agency workers must plan now for new legislation Yorkshire Evening Post12:18 23-Apr-25

Mother who faced an empty office after maternity leave wins £25k HR Magazine11:44 23-Apr-25

Increase in compensation for work discrimination BBC11:38 23-Apr-25

Sexual predators at school: why South African law is failing to protect children from teachers The Conversation (UK)09:57 23-Apr-25

Unfair dismissal changes /probationary periods Make UK (Press Release)09:14 23-Apr-25

Judge halts Trump's shutdown of Voice of America BBC03:52 23-Apr-25

UK Whistleblower Reform is Crucial for Global Anti-Corruption Enforcement University of Oxford03:33 23-Apr-25

US judge orders preliminary VOA funding restoration in blow to Trump MailOnline00:04 23-Apr-25

What caused the Birmingham bin strike – and what does it mean for British businesses? MoneyWeek21:44 22-Apr-25

Trust pays £200k to nurse over failure to support return to work Nursing Times17:26 22-Apr-25

Defunct domestic abuse charity told to pay former employee more than £5,000 Third Sector17:16 22-Apr-25

From compliance to culture: What the Supreme Court ruling means for inclusive workplaces New Business16:36 22-Apr-25

GMB response to Supreme Court Ruling GMB (Press Release)15:11 22-Apr-25

B.C. ministry ordered to hand over records in alleged domestic violence privacy breach Yahoo! UK & Ireland13:11 22-Apr-25

Mishcon ordered to pay out for constructive dismissal Law Gazette12:35 22-Apr-25

The New Labour Government – 5 changes to employment law businesses need to know Growth Business12:31 22-Apr-25

Bakery prosecuted after employee loses part of finger Health & Safety Matters10:37 22-Apr-25

What is employers liability insurance? Is it a legal requirement? Bytestart10:21 22-Apr-25

What is an IR35 accountant? Contract Eye10:15 22-Apr-25

Worker’s partial finger loss lands bakery £12k fine FoodManufacture.co.uk10:03 22-Apr-25

Mitel receives approval for restructuring plan Comms Features09:40 22-Apr-25

Yorkshire law firm expands with acquisition of personal injury specialist Insider Media09:31 22-Apr-25

Former BMW worker who won court case standing in county elections Oxford Mail06:41 22-Apr-25

All grievances should be dealt with in-house The Scotsman23:01 21-Apr-25

Tesla whistleblower claims Elon Musk tried to get her team deported after they raised major safety issue UNILAD21:00 21-Apr-25

Wisconsin governor's guidance on dealing with ICE agents draws GOP backlash MailOnline20:23 21-Apr-25

The Impact of Brexit on Women’s Rights in the UK: Legal Protections, Employment, and Equality Post-Brexit Rock & Art18:01 21-Apr-25

Sacked Fife workers win tribunal after collapsed firm failed to follow employment rules Dundee Courier, Scotland16:41 21-Apr-25

Hegseth says he and Trump are on 'same page' after 2nd Signal chat revelation Yahoo! UK & Ireland16:28 21-Apr-25

Supreme Court ruling has significant and costly consequences for NHS Fife The Scottish Herald14:32 21-Apr-25

Recruitment worker wins £25,000 after her bosses moved office without telling her while she was … MailOnline13:04 21-Apr-25

Missing people: What to do when someone goes missing and how to report it The Mirror04:12 21-Apr-25

Busy employment judge sanctioned over delay to written reasons Law Gazette02:00 21-Apr-25

High-profile female financier in legal war for 'staff share dilution': Blythe Masters facing spat with employees at Fnz This is Money21:56 20-Apr-25

Tesla whistleblower slams 'monster' Elon Musk as 'pure evil' and wants to sue him The Mirror23:21 19-Apr-25

Employment Rights Bill: Commons Report stage and third reading completed Thomson Reuters - Practical Law20:16 19-Apr-25

Neil Gray hauled in by equalities watchdog to discuss Sandie Peggie tribunal and single-sex… Scottish Daily Express17:42 19-Apr-25

Elon Musk's 25-year-old Doge minion screamed at federal employees during 36-hour firing spree MailOnline17:08 19-Apr-25

Town centre cafe ordered to pay out after 'unfairly dismissing' worker The Bolton News07:56 19-Apr-25

Judge orders Trump administration to tell fired workers they were not let go for poor… MailOnline02:01 19-Apr-25

In the last month

EEOC instructs staff to sideline all new transgender discrimination cases, employees say MailOnline22:37 18-Apr-25

Musk’s Tesla settles racial discrimination lawsuit with Black worker The Independent21:36 18-Apr-25

Federal judge blocks Musk team’s effort to shutter top consumer agency Yahoo! UK & Ireland18:34 18-Apr-25

Judge pauses Trump administration's plans for mass layoffs at Consumer Financial Protection… MailOnline17:11 18-Apr-25

Now NatWest, Halifax and Lloyds all vow to support their trans workers after Supreme Court… MailOnline14:52 18-Apr-25

Booth trial adjourned until August as husband of Caithness lodge housekeeper denies trying to extort accused John O'Groat Journal, Scotland12:50 18-Apr-25

Black barrister is hit with £20,000 legal bill after losing race claim against her employer who … MailOnline12:40 18-Apr-25

Employment lawyer answers questions on single-sex spaces and trans women STV08:05 18-Apr-25

Mishcon ordered to pay out to constructively dismissed director Law Gazette01:16 18-Apr-25

Black worker who was asked 'what are you smoking?' after making 'error' is awarded £35,000 as… MailOnline00:59 18-Apr-25

Tesla settles Black employee's lawsuit alleging pervasive harassment Yahoo! UK & Ireland23:41 17-Apr-25

The CFPB Has Been Gutted Wired UK22:27 17-Apr-25

Britain's biggest bank pledges 'solidarity' with transgender staff after Supreme Court's… MailOnline20:35 17-Apr-25

Trans employees could be asked to use disabled toilets at work following Supreme Court ruling on definition of woman LBC News15:51 17-Apr-25

Petrofac restructuring plans move forwards: notice and fees in the spotlight Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer14:01 17-Apr-25

Trans workers could be asked to use disabled toilets – solicitors Evening Standard13:45 17-Apr-25

The law will protect trans people like me, no matter what you think The Independent12:44 17-Apr-25

How will the Supreme Court's gender ruling impact HR leaders? HR Magazine12:27 17-Apr-25

Week in Business: Labour’s jobs madness as employers urge change of plan City AM12:02 17-Apr-25

Employment tribunals: Presidential Practice Directions on presentation of claims and responses to take effect from 21… Thomson Reuters - Practical Law11:53 17-Apr-25

Supreme Court transgender ruling: ‘common sense’ or ‘incredibly worrying’? Personnel Today11:40 17-Apr-25

People: Coadax; Shakespeare Martineau; Freeths TheBusinessDesk.com11:25 17-Apr-25

Sanction of Thames Water restructuring plan upheld (Court of Appeal) Thomson Reuters - Practical Law11:05 17-Apr-25

Remote working may have triggered jump in employee data breaches Personnel Today10:52 17-Apr-25

What is a woman, work and the equality act? Reward Strategy09:52 17-Apr-25

Truffles Bakery fined after employee loses part of finger Health and Safety Executive (Press Release)09:27 17-Apr-25

Legal perspective: A lawyer's view on the FCA's latest employment tribunal case IFAOnline09:07 17-Apr-25

Gender Ruling Requires Equality Consideration The Global Recruiter08:31 17-Apr-25

Court Gender Ruling: HR will need to review The HR World06:53 17-Apr-25

Workers win redundancy pay claim against collapsed Perthshire firm Hadden Construction Dundee Courier, Scotland06:15 17-Apr-25

Ban for teacher who was 'dishonest' about dismissals after allegations Northwich Guardian06:09 17-Apr-25

Belfast lawyer appointed global DEI chair of Lewis Silkin Insider Media06:01 17-Apr-25

Judge criticises law firm for “thinly veiled threats” to ex-employee Legal Futures00:18 17-Apr-25

Judge blocks worker protections for abortion and fertility care for Catholic employers MailOnline21:40 16-Apr-25

BMM Testlabs acquired by investment firm The Visualize Group SBC Americas20:21 16-Apr-25

Gender and sex-based rights: Employment solicitors speak out on Supreme Court ruling Law Gazette15:40 16-Apr-25

Employment solicitors speak out on impact of SC Equality Act judgment Law Gazette15:10 16-Apr-25

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Latest news on the UK's employment law. The UK has a variety of employment laws in place in order to protect workers and ensure that they are treated fairly. These laws cover topics such as minimum wage, working hours, health and safety, and discrimination. Employers must comply with these laws, and workers can take legal action if they feel that their rights have been violated.

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