I recently acted for an insolvency practitioner who, further to his appointment as an administrator, found himself on the end of a sex discrimination claim arising out of his alleged unfair processing of payroll.  In most cases, an employee’s claims are against the insolvent company as the employer, rather than the insolvency practitioner personally. However,… Learn more

The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013 and became an Act.  The new Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 makes important changes to employment law and employment tribunal procedure, and will be implemented in various stages in 2013 and 2014. Employers should be aware of the following impending changes: 25… Learn more

Earlier in the year, I wrote about the Government’s plans to introduce new legislation that would make it illegal for employers to ask prospective employees whether they are a member of the reserve armed forces (click here). Following a consultation on the future of the UK’s reserve forces, which included proposals on incentivising and rewarding… Learn more