A recent Employment Tribunal judgment has put discipline and disability back under the spotlight. In A Garner v Thorpe Hall…

In a recent remedy judgment, an employment tribunal has awarded a CCTV security officer over £20,000 in compensation after ruling his dismissal…

A Third of UK Employers Plan Job Cuts: Legal Considerations for Redundancies - The recent Boss Business Owner…

Sickness absence returns to pre-pandemic levels – here to stay The latest data from the…

What happens in the absence of specific laws in place to support employees experiencing menopausal symptoms in the workplace…

As the UK basks in the latest heatwave, employees at UK Plc are increasingly asking at what point it becomes so hot that they have…

On Social Mobility Day, we took the opportunity to reflect on the progress made in broadening access to the legal profession…

We love this feedback from our latest work experience student: “I’d like to send this short note around to…

Is it time to start relying on Some Other Substantial Reason for dismissal? SOSR is renowned for being an…

Victimisation: What constitutes a protected act? (or How to say “you’re discriminating against me” without expressly saying it)…

A recent employment tribunal judgment in Wicken v Akita Systems Ltd has highlighted the legal and practical complexities…

What the Tribunal Crisis Means for Employers. The employment tribunal system is facing a mounting crisis...

EHRC faces criticism following the Supreme Court’s Ruling in For Women Scotland…

It has been a busy few weeks at Horsfield Menzies. We have moved into new offices at Parsonage Chambers in Manchester and have…

A Common Sense Reaction to the Controversial Immigration White Paper…

Mental Health Awareness Week returns from 12–18 May 2025, and this year’s theme— “Community”—couldn’t be more timely. The Mental Health…

Starting from 6 April 2025, new laws came into effect to help parents whose babies need special medical care after birth. This is thanks to the Neonatal…

Since 2017, UK employers with 250 or more employees have been required to publish annual gender pay gap data. This regime has helped drive greater transparency and prompted…

An ‘injury to feelings’ award is a specific type of compensation that an Employment Tribunal can award in discrimination cases. Unlike compensation for lost earnings…

While there is a lot of chatter in the employment space on the introduction of the obligation for employers to take “reasonable steps” to prevent sexual…