Business Law Library & Tracker
Employment & Workplace
Hiring, worker status, wages, holidays, policies and workplace conduct.
Sources last reviewed 13 June 2026
Main law guides
91
Acts, regulations and codes worth reading first
Topics
16
Plain-English clusters
Published case explainers
21
Selected cases with a business lesson
Tracked updates
7
New, amended & reviewed
Plain-English explainers, not legal advice. Use the linked official source for section-level detail, and get advice for your situation.
Get legal helpMain laws
Agency Workers Regulations 2010
SI 2010/93
Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
SI 2015/51
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
SI 2002/2677
Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969
UKPGA 1969 c 57
Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023
UKPGA 2023 c 33
Employment Rights Act 1996
UKPGA 1996 c 18
Employment Tribunals Act 1996
UKPGA 1996 c 17
Equality Act 2010
UKPGA 2010 c 15
Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002
SI 2002/2034
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
UKPGA 1974 c 37
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006
UKPGA 2006 c 13
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
SI 1999/3242
Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations 1999
SI 1999/3312
National Minimum Wage Act 1998
UKPGA 1998 c 39
Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000
SI 2000/1551
Pensions Act 2008
UKPGA 2008 c 30
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013
SI 2013/1471
Shared Parental Leave Regulations 2014
SI 2014/3050
Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015
UKPGA 2015 c 26
Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006
SI 2006/246
Working Time Regulations 1998
SI 1998/1833
Tracker
- New13 June 2026
Flexible working request reforms added to the tracker
Employers should review request forms, response templates, manager guidance and hybrid work policies so flexible working decisions are handled consistently and recorded properly.
Employment & Workplace - Amendment13 June 2026
Sexual harassment prevention duty tracked under the Equality Act
Employers should check anti-harassment training, reporting channels, manager escalation and customer-facing risk controls instead of relying on policy wording alone.
Employment & Workplace
Cases
Tesco Stores Ltd v USDAW
Employers should be careful with promises described as permanent, guaranteed or protected. Cost pressure later may not justify undoing a carefully negotiated...
Harpur Trust v Brazel
Holiday pay is a payroll legal issue, not just an HR estimate. Employers with variable-hours, term-time or irregular workers should use current statutory rules and...
Uber BV v Aslam
Businesses using contractors, platform workers or gig-style models should test the real relationship, not just the label in the contract. Control over pricing,...
WM Morrison Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants
The decision helped employers on vicarious liability, but it is not a reason to relax data security. Businesses still need access controls, audit trails, incident...
Royal Mail Group Ltd v Jhuti
Employers need clean investigation and dismissal processes, especially after complaints or whistleblowing. A decision-maker should not rely blindly on a manager's...
Pimlico Plumbers Ltd v Smith
Contractor status needs to match the real working model. If a business requires personal service, controls presentation, allocates work closely and integrates the...
Autoclenz Ltd v Belcher
If your contractor agreement says one thing but daily operations say another, the operational reality can win. Substitution clauses, freedom language and...