

Acas publishes new workplace investigations guide
Acas has published new guidance outlining the essential decisions and actions that employers must make when deciding to conduct an...


Legal advice privilege extends to communication of information between lawyer and client
In Property Alliance Group Ltd v Royal Bank of Scotland Plc [2015] EWHC 3187 (Ch), the court upheld RBS's claim that legal advice...


Negative verbal reference resulting in withdrawal of job offer was discrimination arising from disab
In Pnaiser v NHS England and Coventry City Council UKEAT/0137/15, the EAT has held that an employment tribunal erred in its approach to...


Court increases employee's level of commission despite it being labelled discretionary
In Hills v Niksun Inc [2016] EWCA Civ 115, the Court of Appeal held that the courts were entitled to interfere with and increase the...


Simmons v Castle uplift to injury to feelings award applies in the employment tribunal
In Beckford v London Borough of Southwark UKEAT/0210/14, the EAT held that the application of the 10% uplift on general damages...