What information must be included in an employment contract? Section 1 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 requires employers to give employees a "written statement of particulars of employment" not later than 2 months of the employee commencing their employment....

On April 1st 2017, the UK National Wage will be increasing For Apprentices the rate will increase from £3.40 to £3.50 For those under the age of 18 the rate will increase from £4.00 to £4.05 For those aged 18-20 the rate will increase from £5.55 to £5.60 For those...

We recently acted for an employer in successfully defending a claim for constructive dismissal. The facts briefly are that the employer confronted the employee about some allegations which if proven would have likely amounted to gross misconduct. The employee went off...