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The European Court of Justice has returned to the issue of when an employer’s instruction to remove a headscarf is discriminatory because of religion or belief...

Following last week’s announcements confirming that England will be moving to stage 4 on 19 July, the government has published new guidance which will apply from that date...

The working from home guidance is one of many COVID restrictions that are due to be removed on 19 July in England...

Two recent cases from the Employment Appeal Tribunal illustrate some potential pitfalls when women with childcare responsibilities are asked to move away from fixed working hours...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has reversed the employment tribunal’s decision that Maya Forstater’s belief that “biological sex is real, important, immutable and not to be conflated with gender identity” did not qualify for protection under the Equality Act as a religious or philosophical belief...

The Government has now offered an explanation for the absence of an Employment Bill in the 2021 Queen’s Speech...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed that once an employer has committed a fundamental breach of contract, the employee does not have to accept an offer to make amends, but remains entitled to rely on the breach and bring a claim for constructive unfair dismissal...

A recent decision from the Employment Appeal Tribunal involving a worker diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome offers new guidance on the correct approach to assessing whether workers with neurological impairments are protected by the Equality Act...

In one of the first tribunal cases to emerge from the first national lockdown, an employment tribunal has ruled that an employee had been fairly dismissed for refusing to come into work...

In a significant recent decision, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has decided that workers are not entitled to payment on termination for annual leave which has been taken but not paid for in previous years...

Although there will be comparatively few changes to substantive employment law this Spring when compared to previous years, there are still a number that are worth noting...

Asda's final appeal against the employment tribunal’s ruling on the issue of comparators has now been dismissed by the Supreme Court...