The mainly female employees from the shop floor are claiming equal pay for work of equal value when compared to predominantly male employees who work in Asda’s distribution centres.
A new report highlights the lax regulatory framework around asbestos in the UK, with the technology used to measure airborne asbestos fibres being far less accurate than in other countries.
Rights Watch UK has challenged the appointment of Lord Carlile as Independent Reviewer, arguing that having previously expressed strong support for the Prevent strategy and dismissed criticism of it, he cannot be condsidered truly independent.
Friends of the Earth are leading the challenge on climate change arguments against the expansion of Heathrow and will be the first of the appellants to present their case to the Court of Appeal.
Broadcaster and naturalist Chris Packham has threatened legal action against the Government over plans to destroy ancient woodlands from October onwards in preparation for the HS2 railway.
Law firm believes that teachers and doctors have grounds for a legal challenge for age discrimination if they have been moved onto a less beneficial pension scheme.