Articles
Whistleblowing, performance management and unfair dismissal – guidance from the EAT
05 Sept 2025The EAT has upheld a tribunal’s findings on whistleblowing detriment and automatic unfair dismissal, but has ordered an unfair dismissal finding to be reconsidered because the tribunal did not take proper account of the appeal stage.
Back to School: key regulatory updates for the Autumn Term
05 Sept 2025Understanding the key changes to law and guidance which came into force on 1 September 2025.
Preparing for the new Companies House ID verification requirements
05 Sept 2025One of the outcomes of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) is the introduction of mandatory ID verification for company directors, persons with significant control (PSCs) and individuals filing returns on behalf of a company.
Trans participation in women’s pool competitions
29 Aug 2025The County Court has dismissed a claim of gender reassignment discrimination brought by a trans woman excluded from women’s county pool competitions, applying the Supreme Court’s recent decision in For Women Scotland.
Whistleblowing protection and former employees
29 Aug 2025The EAT has confirmed that whistleblowing detriment protection can extend to former employees, but the claimant in this case still failed on causation.
EAT upholds refusal to allow late disability discrimination amendment
21 Aug 2025A prison officer who sought to add disability discrimination claims more than two years after dismissal has failed in her appeal against the employment tribunal’s refusal to permit the amendment.
