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  • Type:
    Legal timetable

    Establishment of Fair Work Agency to enforce employment rights

    The Employment Rights Bill establishes a single labour market enforcement body.

  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Unfair dismissal

    Updated to reflect the launch of a Government consultation on fire and rehire practices, which was published on 21 October 2024.

  • Type:
    Quick reference

    Tribunal awards

    The Ministry of Justice's tribunals statistics set out the amount of compensation awarded for age discrimination, disability discrimination, religion or belief discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination, race discrimination, sex discrimination and unfair dismissal in 2023/2024.

  • Type:
    FAQs

    Are figures available on the amount of compensation awarded in unfair dismissal cases?

    Updated to reflect the latest employment tribunal statistics. 

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Sexual harassment compensation: Employment tribunal round-up

    We look at three employment law cases where the employment tribunal upheld the employee's sexual harassment claim and awarded compensation.

  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Compensation awards: Employment tribunal round-up

    We look at four employment law cases where the employee was successful and the tribunal ordered the employer to pay substantial compensation in three of them.

  • Date:
    26 June 2024
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Webinar: General election - counting down the top 10 possible employment law changes

    Brightmine legal editors Zeba Sayed and Stephen Simpson offer a countdown of the top 10 employment law proposals that are likely to have the biggest impact on employers after the general election.

  • Date:
    22 May 2024
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Minimum service levels - what are they and what does the future hold?

    In July 2023, the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 came into force. This legislation gives the Government the power to make regulations to introduce minimum service levels (MSLs) where strikes take place in "relevant services". To date, MSL regulations are in place for passenger rail, ambulance, border control, and fire and rescue services, with regulations awaited for key hospital, education and nuclear decommissioning and radioactive waste management services.

  • Type:
    Quick reference

    Compensation - injury to feelings

    Updated to reflect an increase to the Vento bands, for claims presented on or after 6 April 2024. 

  • Date:
    15 April 2024
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Navigating conflicts of belief in the workplace

    International and domestic politics, issues of gender and sexuality: people disagree about lots of things. Understandably, many organisations worry about the impact of controversial beliefs being expressed in the workplace. In this edition of the podcast, employment law specialist Darren Newman joins us to discuss how organisations can navigate conflicts of belief in the workplace.

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