Legislation

Use of E-cigarettes or ‘Vaping’ is becoming commonplace in Britain. Surprisingly, the use of e-cigarettes in a public space is not caught by the ban on smoking on the basis…

An employer’s neutral dress code policy prohibiting the wearing of any visible symbol of political, philosophical or religious belief has been held, in the recent ECJ judgment in Achbita and…

It can be sometimes very difficult to determine whether the actions of an employer amount to a provision, criteria or practice which can then run the risk of resulting in…

An issue that has recently been considered in the Employment Appeal Tribunal concerns whether or not the dismissal of a teacher for refusing to leave her husband who is a…

In January this year (see “Monitoring employees’ use of the internet – the reality” from 31st January 2016 for the details) we reported on the European Court of Human Rights…

The issue of discrimination in employment is often a tricky subject, and employers should always be aware of the potential implications of their conduct in respect of the ways in…

In the case of Kelly v Covance Laboratories Limited, the employment appeal tribunal held that an instruction to an employee not to speak their native language at work was not…

In Barbulescu v Romania the European Court of Human Rights decided an important case on privacy of personal communications at work. Contrary to recent media coverage, this case does not allow free rein for…