Employment Law in the UK

UK law blog posts regarding employment law in the UK. Useful for employment lawyers and clients of employment law solicitors.

Hiring Non-UK Workers – What UK Businesses Need To Know in 2025

July 26, 2025

Hiring someone from overseas can bring fresh talent into your business, including a plethora of skills that would be otherwise difficult to find in the UK. However, it comes with new rules and tighter standards in 2025 with immigration laws tightening, making it even harder to recruit talent from overseas. Whether you’re a small business […]

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“Can I Sue for Defamation at Work?” Nath Solicitors Answers – Experts in Defamation and Workplace Reputation Protection

February 12, 2025

Nath Solicitors is a boutique law firm based in London, specialising in defamation law, libel cases, and workplace reputation management. With over 30 years of experience, the firm provides expert legal advice and representation to individuals and businesses navigating complex defamation claims. Whether you are an employee seeking to protect your reputation or an employer […]

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Potential Future Employment Laws for Rights and Equality of Workforces of the Future

December 30, 2024

The information provided on this post is theoretical for future jurists and law makers to consider and was written in Scotland by a former Scottish lawyer. It is not legal advice, this website is not a lawyer referral service and no attorney-client or confidential relationship is or should be formed by use of the site. […]

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To Whistleblow or not to Whistleblow?

July 1, 2023

It is a question that probably crosses the minds or most workers at some point in their working lives. Say you are aware of your employer flouting health and safety regulations and putting your health, and those of your colleagues, at risk. What do you do? Do you blow the whistle or sit back and […]

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New Labour Law Title from Hart Publishing! (Exclusive Discount)

May 2, 2017

We are pleased to offer Labour Blawg readers a 20% discount on the book advertised below. To order online with your 20% discount please click on the link below the title. Once through to the ordering screen use the discount code CV7 at the checkout. Core and Contingent Work in the European Union A Comparative Analysis […]

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Scottish Government commits to scrapping Employment Tribunal fees

September 4, 2015

The Scottish Government announced last week in its Programme for Government (a precursor to the SNP manifesto for Holyrood in 2016) that it would abolish fees for Employment Tribunals, a radical move away from the UK Government’s policy on Employment Tribunals since it came to power in 2010. In this article we will look at the history […]

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Changes to UK Employment Law April 2015

April 14, 2015

We’re now in the start of the new tax year and there have been various significant employment law changes in the UK, including the introduction of shared parental leave, statutory shared parental pay, adoption leave changes, new surrogate parents rights, statutory requirements for maintaining registers of trade union members and more. Clyde & Co summarise […]

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The Changes to UK Parental Leave That All Parents Should Know About

March 21, 2015

One of the things that make employment law one of the most challenging yet vital areas of the UK legal system is the frequent changes made to legislation. As of April 2015 there will be a series of new changes regarding parental leave rights, which will be known as Shared Parental Leave (SPL). It’s vital […]

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Perth and Kinross Council settle disability discrimination case with former solicitor

November 19, 2014

A former employee of a Scottish council has settled a legal action against her former employers after she won various claims at a tribunal hearing. Valerie Gauld, a solicitor who formerly worked at Perth and Kinross Council, brought claims for disability discrimination and unfair dismissal in the Employment Tribunal against the council after she was […]

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