The Deputy Prime Minister and Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, David Lammy, has confirmed that the government will not attempt to reintroduce fees in the employment tribunal. Earlier in October, speculation arose over the reintroduction after the Ministry of Justice stated it was not ruling out the reintroduction as a method of… >>
In Alom v the Financial Conduct Authority [2025] EAT 138, the claimant was summarily dismissed for misconduct relating to an anonymous email to a colleague (which he denied sending) that was considered harassment, and a further email breaching confidentiality regarding the report of his unsuccessful complaint made against the same colleague. The EAT held that… >>
The three foster carers involved in Oni v London Borough of Waltham Forest (ET Case Nos 3204635/2021, 2300852/2022 and 3302687/2022) urged the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) on 24 September 2025 to grant them permission to take their dispute for worker status directly to the Supreme Court, saying the EAT should invoke a provision allowing the… >>
Enquiries to Acas regarding sexual harassment have grown by 39% following the introduction of a statutory duty on employers to take steps to protect their employees, data released on 17 September 2025 (following a Freedom of Information Act request) has revealed.
In Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia v Alhayali [2025] EWCA Civ 1162, the Court of Appeal held that an employment tribunal was entitled to find that state immunity under the State Immunity Act 1978 (SIA 1978) did not apply to employment tribunal claims brought by an employee who worked in the academic and cultural affairs… >>
An online version of the HR1 form (the form that must be submitted to the Redundancy Payments Service (RPS) acting on behalf of the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when an employer plans to make 20 or more employees redundant at an establishment within a 90-day period) has been launched by The Insolvency… >>
In X v (1) Y (2) Z (3) CORE Education Trust [2025] EAT 128, the EAT considered whether an honest mistake in failing to attach required documents to a timely Notice of Appeal could justify an extension of time under Rules 37(1) and 37(5) of the EAT Rules 1993, SI 1993/2854. The claimant had the… >>
Lidl Great Britain Ltd has signed a legal agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) (known as a section 23 agreement, as the power is derived from section 23 of the Equality Act 2006) to prevent sexual harassment at the workplace. The agreement was signed in response to an employment tribunal judgment (in… >>
In Day v Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust [2025] EAT 123, the claimant, a junior doctor, raised concerns about patient safety. He subsequently brought claims for unfair dismissal and whistleblowing, but a settlement was agreed part-way through the proceedings. Following the trial, the respondent released a number of statements about the incident and the settlement… >>