Employment Case Law Update February 2026
Religion or belief discrimination Ngole v Touchstone Leeds (EAT) Mr Ngole applied for a social work position with Touchstone Leeds and received a conditional offer of employment. The organisation later became aware of online reporting reproducing historic Facebook posts in which he had expressed the orthodox Christian view that homosexuality is sinful. After […]
Employment Case Law Update January 2026
Employment Rights Act 2025: January 2026 update By January 2026, the Employment Rights Act 2025 was on the statute book, but most substantive reforms had not yet come into force and remained subject to commencement regulations, secondary legislation and statutory Codes. Some clarity had emerged on changes due to take effect in early […]
Employment Case Law Update 2025 Round Up
Higgs v Farmor’s School February 2025 In Higgs v Farmor’s School, Kristie Higgs, a Christian pastoral administrator at Farmor’s School in Gloucestershire, was dismissed for gross misconduct in 2019 after sharing Facebook posts critical of LGBTQ+ relationship education in primary schools. Her posts, shared on her personal account, expressed concerns about teaching “gender […]
Employment Case Law Update November 2025
National Minimum Wage Increase from April 2026 The government has confirmed new National Minimum Wage rates for pay periods starting on or after 1 April 2026. The main adult rate for workers aged 21 and over will rise to £12.71 per hour. The 18 to 20 rate will increase to £10.85 per hour. […]
Employment Case Law Update October 2025
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key, recent employment tribunal cases. Unfair Dismissal Alom v Financial Conduct Authority Mr Alom, an FCA employee, was summarily dismissed for gross misconduct after the FCA concluded he sent an anonymous hostile email to a colleague and then breached […]
Employment Case Law Update September 2025
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key, recent employment tribunal cases. Employment Rights Bill: September 2025 Status The Employment Rights Bill (ERB) remains on track to become the Government’s flagship reform package, but political turbulence and the rejection of House of Lords amendments mean employers […]
Employment Case Law Update August 2025
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key, recent employment tribunal cases. Transgender Participation and the Equality Act Haynes v English Blackball Pool Association The claimant, a professional pool player and transgender woman with a Gender Recognition Certificate, had previously played for the Kent women’s […]
Employment Case Law Update June 2025
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key, recent employment tribunal cases. Alternative Employment in Redundancy Hendy Group v Kennedy In Hendy Group Ltd v Kennedy [2024] EAT 106 the claimant, Mr Kennedy, had worked for the Hendy car dealership chain since 2013 and, […]
Employment Case Law Update May 2025
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key, recent employment tribunal cases. HR Consultants as Agents Handa v Station Hotel (Newcastle) Ltd and Others Mr Handa brought employment claims against his former employer, The Station Hotel (Newcastle) Ltd, arising from his dismissal. Central to the […]
Employment Case Law Update April 2025
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key, recent employment tribunal cases. Legal definition of a ‘woman’ Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers In 2018, the Scottish Government enacted the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act, aiming to improve female representation on public […]