About Employment Law
We know that employment law is a fast-paced world and that staying on top of all the latest legal developments is a time-consuming job – add this to the time you spend carrying out research and tracking down the right precedents and you have really eaten into the precious hours in your working day.
Starting employment
We cover recruitment, employment contracts, policies, handbooks and more. It’s not just contracts though. Other documents may regulate the employment relationship, such as policies, procedures and collective agreements.
Managing the employment relationship
Sickness and absence is a common occurrence in an employment relationship that brings up multiple legal issues. We offer a range of resources with practical guidance and legal considerations.
TUPE, outsourcing, share. and asset purchases
TUPE 2006 will likely apply when acquiring businesses through an asset purchase. You’ll need to consider due diligence, consultation obligations, employees and liabilities transferred to the buyer.
Stay on top of changes
We know that employment law is a fast-paced world and that staying on top of all the latest legal developments is a time-consuming job – add this to the time you spend carrying out research and tracking down the right precedents and you have really eaten
Topics We Cover
Latest Employment News
Law360: The best approach for employers after the Supreme Court's seismic ruling on the legal definition of a woman is to make all enclosed...
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published the transcript of the keynote speech from its Interim Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Patrick Coyne,...
Following the UK Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)...
The Work Rights Centre (WoRC) has published a report calling for reforms to the UK’s work visa sponsorship system to better protect migrant workers...
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has published research suggesting that key measures in the Employment Rights Bill,...
Latest Employment Practice Notes
Illegal working: dealing with a criminal allegationThis Practice Note provides an overview of the main criminal offences relating to illegal working...
SM&CR—essentials for insurersThis Practice Note considers the application of the UK financial regulators’ Senior Managers and Certification Regime...
Paid holiday entitlement and maternity and other family leave—FAQsThis Practice Note addresses frequently asked questions about the interaction...
Data subject access requests—issues in employmentAssimilated law is the name given to retained EU law which remains in force after the end of 2023....
Paid holiday—contractual issuesPaid holiday benefits both employers and workers by allowing workers a period of relaxation and recuperation. The...
Latest Employment Precedents
Policy—dress code and appearance policy1Introduction1.1The fundamental aim of the Company’s dress code and appearance policy set out below is to...
Policy—equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)1Policy statement1.1The Company is fully committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion...
Policy—equality, diversity and inclusion (short form)1Policy statement1.1The Company is fully committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion...
Executive service agreement (short form)This Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[Name of company], a company incorporated in England with registered...
Redundancy selection matrixName of employee:Employment start date and current length of service[Insert date][Insert length of service]Job...
Latest Employment Q&As
Featured Employment content
The term of trust and confidence
The term of trust and confidenceThis Practice Note analyses the term or duty of mutual trust and confidence (in a fiduciary sense) implied or imposed...
Where an employee works compressed hours, ie the same number of hours as a ‘normal’ full-time employee over fewer days, how should the employer calculate holiday entitlement, and how should the employer treat bank holidays if they fall on a day when the ‘compressed hours’ employee does not usually work?
Letter—resignation from directorship
Letter—resignation from directorshipThe [Secretary OR Directors][insert company name][insert company address][Insert date]Dear [[insert name] OR...
Liability of employers for the acts of their employees and others
Liability of employers for the acts of their employees and othersThis Practice Note considers the test for an employer’s vicarious liability in tort,...
Rates of SMP, SSP, Maternity Allowance etc to be increased in April 2022
Employment analysis: According to a Written Statement to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and proposals set out in a...
Payment in lieu of notice (PILON)
Payment in lieu of notice (PILON)The right to notice means a right for the employee to remain in employment for the period of notice, not simply to be...
Unfair dismissal remedies—general
Unfair dismissal remedies—generalstyle="width: 100%">Coronavirus (COVID-19): The Employment Rights Act 1996 (Coronavirus, Calculation of a...
Application—postponement or adjournment of hearing
Application—postponement or adjournment of hearing[Insert date][Insert] Employment Tribunal[Insert address]To the [insert] Employment Tribunal[Insert...
Letter—secondment letter (employer—employee)
Letter—secondment letter (employer—employee)[to be typed on employer letterhead][Name of Employee][Address][Date]Dear [insert name of...
Definition of redundancy
Definition of redundancyThis Practice Note examines the two different statutory definitions of 'redundancy'.The first is found in the Employment...
Sick pay
Sick payThis Practice Note considers contractual sick pay (sometimes known as occupational sick pay) and entitlement to statutory sick pay (SSP) under...
Pre-employment checks
Pre-employment checksFORTHCOMING CHANGE: Under section 193 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (PCSCA 2022) the time it takes for...
Definition of dismissal in unfair dismissal
Definition of dismissal in unfair dismissalTo succeed in a claim of unfair dismissal, the claimant must establish that they were dismissed by the...
Letter—long-term sickness absence (6): to employee confirming dismissal on notice (following final written warning)
Letter—long-term sickness absence (6): to employee confirming dismissal on notice (following final written warning)[To be typed on headed notepaper of...
Letter—from employer to employee regarding hybrid working arrangements
Letter—from employer to employee regarding hybrid working arrangements[To be typed on headed notepaper of employer][Date]Dear [insert name of...
What happens to pension contributions when an employee is on Statutory Sick Pay?
The unfair dismissal compensatory award
The unfair dismissal compensatory awardAn award of compensation for unfair dismissal generally consists of a basic award and a compensatory award. The...
Does an employee who has taken unpaid leave accrue holiday entitlement during that period; and do periods of unpaid leave or long-term sickness absence affect the amount of holiday pay an employee should receive?
Associated legal terms
Collective agreements
An agreement entered into between a trade union and an employer about the pay and conditions of employees.
Employee handbook
A document that sets out the work practices and policies of the employer.
Intellectual property
The trade secrets of an employer that are normally protected as registered trade marks, designs or copyright.
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