Employment Law

Zero bonuses cause legal minefield for banks

Banks are expected to shrug off the perceived legal risks to issue a record level of “zero bonuses” this year


Created on: 07/01/2012 12:00

Alarm at changes to rights on dismissal

A leading employment law specialist is warning that planned changes to the rules surrounding rights on dismissal could lead to


Created on: 05/01/2012 11:07

Snow laughing matter

Clare Cruise, employment lawyer at Bristows looks at some of the concerns employers might have about disruption caused by adverse weather.


Created on: 21/12/2011 09:00

Strikes will create havoc

"If the strikes go ahead the consequences could be immense.


Created on: 29/11/2011 10:46

Cable announces employment law proposals

Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced a number of proposed employment law reforms as part of the Government’s Employment Law Review.


Created on: 24/11/2011 09:25

Mediation to become compulsory

Changes are afoot in the legal system.


Created on: 22/11/2011 11:51

Legal challenge to planned November strike action

Edward Goodwyn, partner in the Employment team at Pinsent Masons highlights two possible challenges...


Created on: 18/11/2011 09:00

Even lawyers are pessimistic

Less than a third of lawyers feel optimistic about the future jobs market


Created on: 04/11/2011 09:00

Shock at AWR

"Amid all the dire predictions about the cost of the new rules and recruitment agencies' rumoured attempts to get around them, there is a danger that the people most directly impacted will be left scratching their heads - and seeking legal advice.”


Created on: 16/10/2011 12:00

Unite fuming over “diluted” workers’ rights

Government dilutes workers' rights with a stroke of the pen, says furious Unite, reacting furiously to the move today by government to deny workers the right to take claims for unfair dismissal by their employer.


Created on: 05/10/2011 16:00