Employees and contract workers are primarily protected against unlawful discrimination.  With regard to employment, both employees and job applicants are protected...

The European Court of Justice has recently given judgment that a Belgian company's dress code banning employees from wearing any visible religious, political or philosophical symbols...

Originally, the right to request flexible working was limited to parents of young children. However, it is now available to all employees who have been employed for at least 26 weeks.

A substantial proportion of the UK's Employment Law comes from the EU including discrimination rights, family leave and working time Regulations. Whilst it is unlikely that the UK would...

Employees are put on "garden leave" when their employers want to stop them from performing their regular duties whilst working out their notice period.

The right to request flexible working, which allows employees to request a contractual change in their working arrangements to care for a child or adult dependent, was extended to all employees this summer.

Restrictive covenants which restrict an employee's activities after their employment has ended can in some circumstances by void for being in restraint of trade and contrary to public policy.

The Acas early conciliation procedure became available on 6 April 2014 and must be followed by claimants who present claims in the majority of Employment Tribunal proceedings on or after 6 May 2014.

In a recent case the Supreme Court decided that an unpaid volunteer working for the Citizens Advice Bureau was not covered by discrimination law and therefore could not proceed with her discrimination claim.

David Coward at Sampson Coward in Salisbury says the law protects workers who make protected disclosures. A protected disclosure must, in the reasonable belief of the worker, show that a criminal offence...