Back in 2023, the fast food chain McDonald's, entered into a legal agreement to protect staff from harassment. Two years on, hundreds of staff say they are still facing abuse.

Flat-rate fee for minicab drivers did not breach protections for part-time workers under current legal test.

From January 2026, levy funding for new Level 7 apprenticeships will be limited to individuals aged under 22, as part of the Government’s focus on early-entry training.

A recent Court of Appeal decision offers reassurance to school employers that external job applicants are not protected by whistleblowing detriment laws, but a cautious approach to complaints in recruitment remains advisable.

The Court of Appeal has clarified when a worker supplied through an agency will be treated as employed by the agency, and confirmed that fixed-term arrangements can still count as temporary for the purposes of agency worker protections.

Court of Appeal confirms that travel from home to farm on employer transport is not "time work" under the NMW Regulations.