New Data Protection Rules

New Data Protection Complaints Rules Are Coming. Are You Ready? From June 2026, organisations will be required to facilitate the making of complaints relating to data protection concerns. For many organisations, this will represent a structural shift in how issues are...

Statutory Sick Pay Changes

From 6 April 2026, Statutory Sick Pay will be payable from the first full day of sickness absence and will be available to more employees. These changes are designed to help ensure that lower-paid employees have financial security when they are unwell and can help...

Whistleblowing

In a recent case called Bank of Africa and Others v Hassani, the Claimant was employed by BCME and seconded to the Bank of Africa. The secondment agreement stated her employment remained with BCME. After the secondment ended, she brought claims for automatic unfair...

Religion or Belief Discrimination

In a recent case called Ngole v Touchstone Leeds, Mr Ngole applied for a social work role and received a conditional offer. Touchstone later found online articles reporting Facebook comments he had made expressing his traditional Christian belief that homosexuality is...

Unfair Dismissal

In a recent case called Chand v EE, Ms Chand was dismissed for gross misconduct based on four separate incidents, each of which the disciplinary officer considered to amount to fraudulent conduct. Ms Chand brought a claim for unfair dismissal. The Employment Tribunal...

Fire and Rehire

The Government has launched a first consultation on its proposals in relation to fire and rehire introduced under the Employment Rights Act 2025. The Act’s provisions on fire and rehire will, once commenced, make it an automatic unfair dismissal where an employee is...