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With UK workers living and working longer, we are beginning to see many looking for a new type of retirement. According to a recent survey of workers aged 50 or over, half wanted to gradually wind down to retirement...

The Government has promised on a number of occasions to “not only protect but to enhance workers’ rights” after Brexit. Last week, it published some draft clauses which set out exactly what rights it is talking about and what degree of protection it aims to give...

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that a decision to suspend must have a “reasonable and proper basis” if an employer is to avoid liability for breach of contract.  This will be a matter for the trial judge to assess, and an appellate court should be slow to interfere with his or her conclusion...

The Government is consulting on plans to extend the redundancy rights currently enjoyed by women on maternity leave to pregnant women and women returning to work after maternity leave. There is also a possibility of giving similar rights to parents returning to work from adoption or parental leave...

To mark the start of 2019, we have put together our review of the past year. We have selected the topics that we think have most engaged employment lawyers and human resources practitioners over the past 12 months and will continue to be significant in the year ahead...

The White Paper on the UK’s future immigration system was published on 19 December 2018 and heralds the most significant changes to the UK immigration system for around 40 years...

The Supreme Court has dismissed Andrew Williams’ disability-related challenge to the way his early retirement pension had been calculated by Swansea University’s pension scheme...

The European Court of Justice has given some important clarification about the steps employers must take if they are to enforce a “use it or lose it” rule for holidays at the end of the leave year...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that an employer acted in breach of contract when it dismissed an employee while he was contractually entitled to long-term disability benefits (otherwise known as permanent health insurance or PHI benefits)...

In last month’s lengthy decision about the reorganisation of public health services in south London, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has given important guidance on the scope of the exemption from TUPE for public administrative functions...

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that Barclays Bank was vicariously liable for sexual assaults committed by a self-employed GP it had engaged to undertake medical examinations of employees and prospective employees...

In its latest decision about internal appeals, the Court of Appeal has raised the possibility that handling the appeal process badly may be a breach of contract, even if the final outcome is in favour of the employee...