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 Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has launched a consultation on updates to its Code of Practice on time off for trade union...
Corporate Crime analysis: Rahman Ravelli’s legal director, Dr. Angelika Hellweger and associate, Tatiana Novikova outline the UK’s approach to...
Employment analysis: Employers are facing a new wave of AI assisted challenges in already challenging redundancy exercises. From attacks on selection...
The Right Honourable Lord Justice James Dingemans, Senior President of Tribunals, has published his 2025 annual report, setting out priorities for...
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has updated its guidance on completing transfer risk assessments (TRAs) for international transfers of...
Latest Employment Practice Notes
Flexible workingAn employee has the statutory right under section 80F of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 1996) to apply to their employer for...
EU AI Act—considerations for global employersThis Practice Note is intended to provide an overview of key considerations for employers under...
Prohibited conduct claims: time limitsThis Practice Note examines the time limits that apply when bringing prohibited conduct claims under the...
Changing terms and conditions of employmentThis Practice Note sets out the legal and practical considerations which arise when changing an employee's...
Retained EU law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023—impact on employment lawThis Practice Note examines the impact of the Retained EU law (Revocation and...
Latest Employment Precedents
Policy and procedure—flexible working (short form)1Introduction1.1This document sets out our policy on handling requests by eligible employees for a...
Clauses—alcohol and drug testing1Drug and alcohol screening1.1In order to ensure the safety of all its staff and others, and to comply with applicable...
Letter—changing terms (3): to employee seeking agreement to change in terms (collective consultation)[To be typed on employer’s headed...
Terms and conditions for introduction of candidates for vacancies by an employment agencyTerms and Conditions1The Recruitment Services1.1The Agency...
Policy and procedure—flexible working1Introduction1.1This document sets out our policy on handling requests by employees for a variation to their...
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
Bonus
A payment made by the employer to the employee in addition to his basic salary, normally on account of good performance or length of service.
Contract worker
A worker who is engaged by an employer under a contract for services.
Fixed-term contract
A contract that is agreed between an employer and employee for a fixed duration.
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