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ArticleTribunal rise shows employers need more neurodiversity understanding
The number of employment tribunal cases involving neurodiversity in the UK has surged from 102 to 183 in the past year, according to research by law firm Fox and Partners.
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ArticleTribunal orders former HMRC worker to pay £20,000 after refusing to return to office
An employment tribunal has ordered a former HMRC worker to pay £20,000 after losing a case he brought when he refused to return to the office after the Covid-19 lockdown.
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OpinionAmanda Trewhella: The Employment Rights Bill and pregnancy loss leave
Although there is still no general statutory right to compassionate leave, parents are now able to take a period of two weeks paid leave from work if their child passes away.
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ArticleStradbally Ladders ordered to pay €6,000 to worker made redundant on maternity leave
Stradbally Ladders in County Laois, Ireland, has been ordered to pay €6,000 to a former office worker for making her redundant while on maternity leave last year.
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OpinionKaren Bates: Employment Rights Bill: from introduction to implementation
The Employment Rights Bill (ERB) continues to progress through Parliament and will implement some of the biggest changes to employment law in decades.
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ArticleWetherspoons to pay autistic worker £25,412 after incorrect use of staff discount without prior knowledge
Pub chain Wetherspoons has been ordered to pay an autistic worker £25,412 after he used his staff discount incorrectly without prior knowledge.
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ArticleMinisters consult on new bereavement and pregnancy protections
The government has launched consultations on new measures in the Employment Rights Bill for bereavement leave, and protections for pregnant women and new mothers at work.
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ArticleGovernment finalises regulations on CDC pensions
The government has finalised regulations around multi-employer collective defined contribution (CDC) pension schemes and launched a consultation on retirement CDC.
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OpinionTom Heys: UK gender pay gap bigger than reported: why HR must act
The UK gender pay gap has been consistently under-reported for more than 20 years.
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ArticleMinistry of Defence settles claim over discriminatory housing policy
Around 4,000 members of the armed forces are expected to receive around £1,000 in compensation after the Ministry of Defence (MoD) settled a legal claim over a discriminatory housing policy that meant rent allowances were denied to younger and unmarried personnel.
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OpinionEmma Clark: Parental leave reform: long overdue, but will it happen?
UK employers face uncertainty as MPs demand sweeping changes to paternity rights.
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ArticleJustice secretary says employment tribunals will remain free
Justice secretary and deputy prime minister David Lammy has killed speculation on reintroducing employment tribunal fees to find savings for the Ministry of Justice.
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OpinionClaire Cole: How can UK employers prepare for a single national living wage?
From April 2026, the UK government has indicated that it wants to move to a single adult minimum wage rate, thereby eliminating age-based minimum wage bands.
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ArticleCleaner working 17-hour days in two jobs was fairly dismissed
A cleaner who for 16 years worked two full-time jobs: a day shift at Deutsche Bank and a night shift at the Houses of Parliament, has lost her employment tribunal claim after she was dismissed from her role at the latter.
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ArticleFood delivery sales manager unfairly dismissed for working remotely in Egypt receives £61,000
An employment tribunal has awarded a food delivery sales manager who was fired for working remotely in Egypt £61,000 for unfair dismissal.
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OpinionRobert Forsyth: Impact of reinstating equal pay questionnaires
Equal pay remains a challenging issue for many employers, particularly when transparency is limited and legal risks are high.
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ArticleGovernment under fire over delay of better-paid paternity leave
MPs have warned the government that its review of parental leave must address the existing system’s ‘fundamental failings’, after it failed to commit to better-paid paternity leave during this parliament.
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ArticleMPs reject Lords’ amendments to Employment Rights Bill
MPs have rejected amendments to the Employment Rights Bill tabled by the House of Lords, which the government said would have weakened the bill.
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ArticleJoiner wins holiday pay and deducted wages claim despite not being an employee
A tribunal has ruled that a joiner has won a claim for holiday pay and deducted wages despite not being an employee.
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ArticleEmployers named for failing to report gender pay gap
Organisations behind the estate agent Purplebricks and the fashion retailer Jigsaw are among those named by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) for failing to report their gender pay gap this year.