Explore the realm of protected rights in employment, focussing on safeguarding employee entitlements and ensuring compliance with anti-discrimination laws. This topic is essential for practitioners advocating for fair treatment in the workplace.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a consultation on updated guidance on automated decision-making (ADM), including profiling....
The Council of the EU has given final approval to a regulation establishing an EU Talent Pool, a digital platform designed to connect non-EU...
A ninth addendum has been published to the Presidential Guidance originally issued on 5 September 2017 on Employment Tribunal awards for injury to...
The government has published its response to the consultation, which ran between 18 March and 10 June 2025, seeking views on proposals to introduce...
The government has published proposed new benefit and pension rates for 2024 to 2025 including in respect of Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory...
ET1 grounds of claim—indirect sex discrimination[Insert in para 8.2 of claim form ET1:]1The Claimant is a woman and the Respondent is [enter details,...
Waiver of noticeEmployers and employees can waive their right to be given notice when their employment relationship comes to an end.Waiving...
Constructive dismissaldismissal of an employee by their employer will typically be at the instigation of the employer. In other words, the employer...
Remedies for breach of working time rightsThere are three situations where workers can bring a claim as an individual for breach of their rights under the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR 1998), SI 1998/1833. They are:•where there has been a breach of a worker's WTR 1998 rights•where a worker has
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
Glossary—Latin legal termsDespite attempts in recent years to simplify the language used in legal cases, there are still a number of Latin phrases commonly used in personal injury claims. The following Latin phrases are listed in alphabetical order:Latin
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