Author: Employment Law Desk

Discrimination at work remains one of the most common reasons employees seek legal advice in the UK. Whether you are an employee who believes you have been treated unfairly, or an employer who wants to stay on the right side of the law, understanding what counts as discrimination at work — and what to do about it — is essential. This guide explains the rules under the Equality Act 2010, the nine protected characteristics, the different types of discrimination at work, how to prove discrimination at work in the UK, and what compensation an employment tribunal can award. Discrimination law…

If you are thinking of bringing an employment tribunal Manchester claim, or you have already submitted your ET1 claim form, one of the first practical questions is where your case will actually be heard. The answer matters: the tribunal office that takes your case affects how far you may need to travel, whether your hearing is in person or by video, and how your claim is managed. Unlike the civil courts, there is no single building for employment cases. Hearing centres are spread across England, Wales and Scotland, with the employment tribunal in Manchester serving as the main hub for…

Every workplace dispute that reaches a hearing ends the same way: with a ruling that binds both sides. Employment tribunal decisions determine whether an employee’s claim succeeds, how much compensation an employer must pay, and which version of events the law accepts as true. Whether you are bringing a claim or defending one, understanding how employment tribunal decisions are made, written, published and challenged puts you in a far stronger position. This guide walks through the whole picture, from the tribunal’s deliberations to the public register, and from reconsideration and appeals to getting an award actually paid. How Are Employment…

Employment tribunal costs are one of the first things to understand before starting or defending a claim in the UK. Unlike the civil courts, where the loser usually pays the winner’s legal bill, employment tribunals are generally a costs-free jurisdiction: each side normally bears its own costs, whatever the outcome. This guide explains how employment tribunal costs work, when a tribunal can order one party to pay the other’s costs, how preparation time orders and wasted costs orders operate, what bringing or defending a claim typically involves in expense, and the funding options that can help you manage the bill.…

An employment tribunal is where most workplace disputes in the UK are finally decided. If you have been unfairly dismissed, discriminated against, denied wages you are owed, or subjected to detriment for blowing the whistle, the employment tribunal is the forum that hears your claim and decides what your employer must do about it. This guide walks you through the employment tribunal process from start to finish, so you know exactly what to expect at every stage. Whether you are an employee bringing a claim or an employer defending one, understanding how the system works matters. Employment tribunal procedure has…

Redundancy is one of the most misunderstood areas of UK employment law. Being told your role is “at risk” is unsettling, and the process that follows can feel opaque. For employers, a flawed redundancy exercise can turn a lawful reorganisation into an unfair dismissal claim. Whether you are an employee facing redundancy or an employer planning one, understanding the rules matters — and in complex or high-stakes cases, a redundancy lawyer can protect your position. In this guide, we explain what redundancy means under UK law, how to tell a genuine redundancy from a sham, the consultation rules employers must…

Being told your job is ending is difficult enough. Being handed a lump sum and told not to come back to work can be even more confusing. If you are asking what is wages in lieu of notice, you are asking about one of the most misunderstood payments in UK employment law — a payment most people know by its four-letter abbreviation: PILON. In everyday terms, wages in lieu of notice is money your employer pays you instead of asking you to work your notice period: your employment ends immediately and you receive the equivalent wages as a lump sum.…

Termination of employment is the legal term for the moment an employment relationship comes to an end. In the UK, termination of employment is an umbrella concept: it covers every way a job can finish, from resignation and mutual agreement to dismissal, redundancy and retirement. For employees, the way a termination of employment is handled determines notice pay, final wages, references and the right to bring tribunal claims. For employers, getting it wrong can turn an ordinary exit into an unfair dismissal or wrongful dismissal dispute. This guide explains how termination of employment works in England and Wales: the main…

Losing your job is stressful enough without discovering that your employer has short-changed you on the way out. In the UK, wrongful dismissal is the legal name for a dismissal that breaks the terms of your employment contract — most often because you were not given the notice your contract promised. A wrongful dismissal claim is not about whether your employer had a fair reason to let you go. It is about whether they honoured the contract when they did it. This guide explains what counts as wrongful dismissal in the UK, how it differs from unfair dismissal, the compensation…

Losing a job is stressful enough without having to wonder whether your employer followed the law. In the UK, unfair dismissal is one of the most common employment tribunal claims, and it exists to protect employees from being sacked without a fair reason or a fair process. Whether you are an employee who has just been dismissed, or an employer preparing to dismiss someone, it is worth understanding exactly where the legal line is drawn.This guide explains what counts as unfair dismissal under the Employment Rights Act 1996, the five reasons that can potentially make a dismissal fair, the qualifying…