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.
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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 European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published comprehensive research examining algorithmic management in workplaces, building on...
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Law360: Two part-time policemen have convinced an employment tribunal (ET) that bosses discriminated against them for being disabled by removing them...
This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes (1) a look at some upcoming developments to watch out for this winter, (2) an employment...
The Deputy Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, David Lammy, has confirmed that the government will not attempt to...
Latest Employment Practice Notes
Procedure at employment tribunal final hearingThe Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure (ET Rules) classify all hearings as either preliminary or...
Employees' duties to take reasonable care for health and safety at workEvery employee is under a duty under section 7 of the Health and Safety at Work...
Directors and criminal liabilityThis Practice Note describes the criminal offences that are of most relevance to company directors, and:•focuses on...
Time off work for public dutiesEmployees are entitled to time off work for a number of statutory reasons. The duration of the leave permitted, and...
Removal of a directorThis Practice Note focuses on the procedure set out in the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) to remove a director of a company from...
Latest Employment Precedents
Letter—Redundancy (1) invitation to individual consultation meeting (pool of one)[To be typed on headed notepaper of employer][Date]Dear [insert name...
Data protection privacy notice (secondment—employer to employee)[Insert name of organisation]Data protection privacy notice (secondment)As you know,...
Medical report during employment (employee’s doctor)—letter to employee requesting report[insert date][insert employee’s name and address]Private and...
Medical report during employment (employer’s doctor)—letter to employee requesting report[insert date][insert employee’s name and address]Private and...
Data protection impact assessment—DPIA—short form1Identify the need for a DPIAExplain broadly what the project aims to achieve and what type of...
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
Conciliation officer
A person appointed by an organisation such as ACAS to help conciliate a dispute between the employer and employee and to facilitate a settlement agreement.
Early Conciliation
Before an application may be presented to an employment tribunal to institute many types of proceedings, the early conciliation requirement obliges the prospective claimant to provide to Acas prescribed information about that matter, including whether or not he or she wishes to enter into conciliatory discussions with the prospective respondent.
Working time
The Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR) which provide basic minimum rights to work a reasonable number of hours and have reasonable rest breaks and holidays.
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