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employment law

August 26, 2019

Pre-Brexit application to European Court of Justice in equal pay case

The application may be one of the last major decisions made by the EU in relation to UK employment law before Brexit.
July 12, 2017

Taylor review 'a clarion call' for reform of employment law

A far-reaching review into modern employment practices was yesterday described by the Law Society of England and Wales as “a clarion call for meaningful reform of our employment laws”.
March 20, 2017

Call for ILO to continue probe into Qatari migrant worker abuse

The International Labour Organisation's governing body must continue to scrutinise Qatar's record on migrant labour abuse, Amnesty International says, ahead of a crucial 21 March 2017 decision on a complaint brought by trade unions against the Gulf state.
August 4, 2016

TUC calls for immediate action to manage migration better

The Trades Union Congress has published Managing migration better for Britain: what the government should be doing now, which proposes practical policies to address the concerns expressed by many voters before and during the EU referendum campaign.
August 6, 2014

Carr Review will make no recommendations on union law after 'politicisation'

An independent review of laws governing industrial disputes has been greatly scaled back after the QC in charge objected to recent ministerial announcements on the introduction of anti-strike laws.
May 2, 2014

TUC launches its first guide to autism in the workplace

A new report from the TUC explains the difficulties autistic people may face at work and suggests changes which can be implemented to make the workplace more autism-friendly
December 15, 2013

Raise your voices, because it really 'shouldn't be like this'

Jenny (not her real name) describes herself as “a medicated production”. In preparation for our meeting, she had recourse to a morphine patch. She explained that she always tried to “dress nicely and take care with my hair and make up when I go out or meet people.”
September 14, 2012

Cutting safety inspections 'puts millions at risk' say unions

Government plans to abolish safety inspections in thousands of UK businesses will put the health of millions of workers at risk, say union leaders.
March 2, 2012

Is making staff work on Sundays discriminatory?

In February 2012, an employment tribunal in England ruled that it was acceptable for a Christian worker to lose her job for refusing to work on Sundays. Savi Hensman explores the complex issues behind this case.
October 31, 2011

Our hard times: muddle or conspiracy?

“It's aw a muddle, lass. Aw a muddle.” This was the dying lament of Stephen Blackpool, the power-loom operator of Hard Times who was driven to physical and emotional ruin by the ruthless economic and industrial system of his day.