An employment tribunal was wrong to assume that an autistic job applicant was not stressed simply because he appeared confident during an interview. The Employment
Tag: Worker's Rights
Fire and Rehire: New Laws Will Protect Pay and Shift Patterns from March 2027
New employment laws will make it harder for employers to dismiss workers who refuse changes to their pay, hours or working conditions. The Government has
Pregnancy and Maternity Dismissal Protection: Employers Face Tougher Rules from October 2027
Pregnant employees and new parents are set to receive stronger protection against unfair dismissal under the Employment Rights Act 2025. From October 2027, employers will
Ending Zero-Hours Contracts? Not If Workers Remain Insecure
What good is banning zero-hours contracts if workers still don’t know what they’ll earn next week? That is the question ministers need to answer as
When the Weather Turns Against Workers: How Trade Unions Are Winning New Protections
For generations, workplace safety campaigns centred on machinery, chemicals, noise and manual handling. Today, another issue is moving rapidly up the union agenda: extreme weather.
Farage is No Friend of Working People: A Personal View from Pat Harrington, General Secretary of Solidarity
The recent successes of Reform UK at the ballot box – including a by-election win in Runcorn and the Doncaster mayoralty – have understandably caused