Insights

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that an employer could not retrospectively apply an undisclosed cap to a bonus after the employee had met the conditions for payment.

An Employment Tribunal has found that paying sponsored workers more than domestic workers carrying out substantially the same role amounted to indirect race discrimination where the employer could not justify the resulting pay disparity.

Local authorities frequently engage in the disposal of land and property. Section 123 of the Local Government Act 1972 ("Section 123") provides the statutory framework governing these transactions. 

The UK Government recently announced a package of proposed measures aimed at tackling late payments across the economy, including specific proposals regarding retention payments in construction contracts.

Break clauses provide flexibility for tenants and landlords to end leases early. However, the recent court decision in RR UK (South) Ltd v Firstsource Solutions UK Ltd (2026), provides a reminder of how strict these clauses can be, raising questions about whether a common break condition is satisfied when payments are intercepted by fraudsters.

Proposed reforms to the SEND system could place significant new statutory obligations on FE colleges around learner support, transition planning and inclusion. We set out below what college leaders and governors need to understand about the legal risks and practical implications.