Employment disputes

New and updated

• 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.

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Maximum unfair dismissal compensation award - historical data

  Updated to reflect an increase in the maximum unfair dismissal compensatory award, with effect from 6 April 2024. 

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Compensation - dismissal

  Updated to reflect an increase in the basic and compensatory awards for unfair dismissal claims, with effect from 6 April 2024. 

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Compensation - pay and statutory payments

  Updated to take into account the increase in the cap on a week's pay with effect from 6 April 2024. 

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Maximum amount of a week's pay

  Updated to reflect the increase in the cap on a week's pay, with effect from 6 April 2024.