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
The Delivery Director for Civil, Family and Tribunals in London, Thriza Mullins, has written to court users with an update on plans to open a new...
Law360: Three foster carers urged the Employment Appeal Tribunal on 24 September 2025 to grant them permission to take their dispute for worker status...
This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) the next step in the progress of the Employment Rights Bill, (2) the launch of a government...
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has updated its guidance on non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) following the implementation of section 17 of the Victims...
The government announced on 30 September 2025 the launch of a consultation on the fair pay agreement process in adult social care, and a £500m...
Latest Employment Practice Notes
The UK Stewardship CodeSTOP PRESS: In 2024, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) began a review of the UK Stewardship Code. The first phase of the...
Archived—2025 Employment horizon scanner—dates for your diaryARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.Employment law dates...
Smoking in the workplaceProviding a smoke-free workplace is obligatory in England, under the Health Act 2006 (HA 2006)—see: Obligation to provide a...
Case tracker—EmploymentThis Employment case tracker is produced in collaboration with Gowling WLG.This Practice Note tracks what’s new and upcoming...
MoratoriumPart A1 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986) provides for an process whereby directors of insolvent companies, or companies that are likely...
Latest Employment Precedents
Employment (TUPE) warranties—asset purchase agreement—pro-buyer1Definitions and interpretation1.1[Insert the following additional definitions into the...
Response to data subject request—right to restriction of processing—able to comply with request[Name of individual making request][Address of...
Response to data subject request—right to erasure—able to comply with request[Name of individual making request][Address of individual making...
Response to data subject request—right of rectification[Name of individual making request][Address of individual making request][Date of this...
Response to data subject request—right to restriction of processing—unable to comply with request[Name of individual making request][Address of...
Latest Employment Q&As
Featured Employment content
Rates of SMP, SSP, Maternity Allowance etc to be increased in April 2024
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
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 notice
Waiver of noticeEmployers and employees can waive their right to be given notice when their employment relationship comes to an end.Waiving...
Constructive dismissal
Constructive dismissaldismissal of an employee by their employer will typically be at the instigation of the employer. In other words, the employer...
The duty of fidelity and fiduciary duties
The duty of fidelity and fiduciary dutiesAll employees are under a duty of fidelity to their employer. The duty of fidelity is also known as the duty...
TUPE—transfer of employees
TUPE—transfer of employeesThis Practice Note examines which employees transfer to the transferee under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of...
The early conciliation requirement
The early conciliation requirementstyle="width: 100%">Coronavirus (COVID-19): All proceedings in employment tribunals in England, Wales and...
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...
Employment contract basic version
Employment contract basic versionContract of employment dated [insert date]Parties1[Name of Employer] [of [insert address] OR a company incorporated...
Garden leave and the right to work
Garden leave and the right to workIn broad terms, putting an employee on 'garden leave' means the employer sending the employee home on full pay...
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...
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...
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...
Reinstatement
ReinstatementReinstatement is one of the orders that may be made by a tribunal under section 112 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 1996)...
Disclosure in employment tribunal proceedings
Disclosure in employment tribunal proceedingsDocuments of one kind or another will form a significant part of the evidence in many employment tribunal...
What should a collective grievance process look like?
Seventeenth edition of the Judicial College Guidelines published
The 17th edition of the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) has been published two years after the 16th edition. The JCG is usually the starting point...
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...
Associated legal terms
Contract of employment
The contract of employment which governs the employment relationship between the employer and the employee.
Reference
A letter from a former employer to a prospective employer which provides information about an employee's employment with the former employee.
Trade union representative
The representative of a trade union who is elected by the employees to represent their interests in discussions with the employer.
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