Trade unions on the decline?
Trade unions saw a large decline in their membership last year (losing 275,000 members last year) and reducing their overall […]
Michelle Lamb
Full bioOlder and wiser?
After a call from Andy Briggs, the government’s champion for older workers to increase the number of mature workers by […]
Sisters doing it for themselves?
The world of work is changing. According to a combined study by Oxford Ecomonics and the online retailer notonthehighstreet.com, female […]
A growing gig economy
In Boxer v. Excel Group Services Ltd ET/3200365/2016, Mr Boxer brought a successful claim against Excel Group Services Ltd (Excel) […]
Its all change in employment law in April…
April is a key month for employment law changes and this April is no different. 6 April is “D-Day” for […]
Has the Court of Justice of the European Union opened the door for employers to discriminate against employees who wear religious dress?
Have the recent Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) cases of C-157/15 Achbita, Centrum voor Gelijkheid van kansen […]
Safeguarding mental health: essential for your construction workers, good for your business
The UK’s mental health is currently under scrutiny with high profile dignitaries, businessmen and organisations all helping to raise awareness […]
Is discrimination in respect of same-sex marriage ever permissible?
Facts In Reverend Canon Pemberton v. Former Acting Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham, Canon Pemberton, a Church of England priest, […]
Judges discriminated against in judicial pension scheme reforms
Six High Court judges have succeeded in their claims against the Ministry of Justice about the introduction of the judicial […]
Electronic balloting: are trade unions about to leap into the digital age?
Back in the spring, when the Trade Union Act was in its bill stage, the House of Lords proposed an […]
Keeping up with the Germans?
The Women and Equalities Committee has demanded that the government publish a detailed plan to tackle the issue of pregnant […]
Disregarded business groups dismay, as the apprenticeship levy is pushed through
The Government is pushing ahead with its proposal to require large employers, to “invest in apprenticeships”. Many thought the levy […]