Business Law Library & Tracker
Employment & Workplace
Hiring, worker status, wages, holidays, policies and workplace conduct.
Sources last reviewed 10 Aug 2026
Main law guides
122
Acts, regulations and codes worth reading first
Topics
60
Plain-English clusters
Published case explainers
143
Selected cases with a business lesson
Tracked updates
13
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
Employment Act 2002
2002 c. 22
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 Rights Act 2025
2025 c. 36
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
Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018
2018 c. 24
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
Work and Families Act 2006
2006 c. 18
Working Time Regulations 1998
SI 1998/1833
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
2007 c. 19
Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998
UKPGA 1998 c 23
Health Act 2006
2006 c. 28
Health and Safety (Offences) Act 2008
2008 c. 20
Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023
2023 c. 20
Tracker
- Case20 July 2026
Force majeure and post-employment restraint cases added
Businesses can use the cases to draft disruption workarounds expressly and tailor employee restraints to the interest and role that genuinely need protection.
Contracts & CommercialEmployment & Workplace - Commenced18 July 2026
Employment Rights Act rollout reaches its 2026 implementation phase
UK employers should use a dated implementation register. Payroll, family leave and redundancy changes are already relevant, while dismissal, guaranteed-hours and other reforms require preparation before later commencement dates.
Employment & WorkplaceRegulatory Compliance - 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
Dr Christopher Day v Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
The durable lesson for employers is not that public rebuttals are safe, but that they are risky and must be handled with discipline. The EAT said the tribunal was...
Equity & Ors v Talent Systems Europe Limited (trading as Spotlight)
If your business runs a directory, marketplace or subscription platform for freelancers, this case shows that labels alone do not decide your legal status, but your...
Morley's (Fast Foods) Limited v Thurairasa Nanthankumar & Ors
For small and growing food businesses, the lesson is simple: do not assume that changing the name alone makes your branding safe. The court looked at the overall...
Places for People Pension Trustee Limited v Places for People Group Limited & Ors
For ordinary businesses, the durable lesson is less about pensions litigation and more about document control. If your business changes employee benefits, incentive...
Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs v Professional Game Match Officials Ltd
Flexibility before an assignment does not prevent employment obligations arising during an accepted assignment. Businesses using casual or assignment-by-assignment...
Hendy Group Ltd v Daniel Kennedy
If you are making someone redundant, do not treat redeployment as a box-ticking exercise. This case shows that fairness may depend on whether you took reasonable...
P Patel v DPD Group UK Limited
The practical point is not that any substitution clause will do. A clause only helps if it is genuine, broad enough to matter, and consistent with how the...
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...
Vadim Don Benyatov v Credit Suisse (Securities) Europe Ltd
The practical lesson is about clarity, scope and risk allocation. An employer may owe recognised duties of care and may have to reimburse some expenses or...
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...
Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd
Severance can rescue a restraint, but it is not a drafting strategy. Employers should tailor each restriction to the employee's role and the business interest being...
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...
The English Electric Company Ltd v Alstom UK
Do not assume a historic employee claim stays with the original employer after a business transfer. In this case, the court held that wording about claims arising...
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...