Just Employment Law Blog

The annual statistics for the Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal tribunal for April 2010 to March 2011 have recently been published...

In a recent case an employee, Mr Cherfi (C) brought a claim against his employer (G4S) for discrimination following their refusal to allow him to leave work to attend Friday prayers at a Mosque.

The success of Miriam O’Reilly in claiming age discrimination against the BBC for removing her from the programme Countryfile this week will ring alarm bells for many employers in the coming months...

The Government Equalities Office has published a list of the provisionsof the Equality Act 2010 which will come into force on 1 October 2010.The majority of the provisions will come into force on this date,including section 60 prohibiting employers from asking pre-employmenthealth questions.

From April 6 2010, if you work for an organisation that has 250 or more staff you have the right to request time off work to undertake study or training. However, from 6 April 2011, the right will apply to all employees, regardless of the size of the employer...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that an employer will only be required to carry out a risk assessment for a pregnant worker if...

In almost all areas of discrimination law, someone who claims that they have been unlawfully discriminated against will have to demonstrate ‘less favourable treatment’ by identifying a comparator...

Many employees receive benefits to reward loyalty. Common examples include additional holidays, or private healthcare, on the completion of a number of years of service, but this may be about to change...