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Employment Contracts & Policies
Employment terms, workplace policies, staff handbooks and contract changes.
Sources last reviewed 14 Sept 2026
Main law guides
122
Acts, regulations and codes worth reading first
Topics
60
Plain-English clusters
Published case explainers
145
Selected cases with a business lesson
Tracked updates
16
New, amended & reviewed
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Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018
2018 c. 24
Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000
SI 2000/1551
Tracker
- Commenced25 Aug 2026
Government updates the Employment Rights Act timetable
UK employers should plan by legal start date. Tribunal diary rules need updating for October, harassment prevention and third-party controls need review before 30 October, and probation and dismissal systems should be prepared for the measures currently scheduled for January 2027.
Employment & WorkplaceDismissal, Redundancy & GrievancesEmployment Contracts & Policies - Case12 Aug 2026
Supreme Court confirms effective-cause test for part-time worker treatment
UK employers should test uniform fees, benefits and eligibility rules for their practical effect on part-time workers. Any objective justification should be evidence-based and considered separately from whether the policy creates less favourable treatment.
Employment & WorkplaceWages, Leave & PayrollEmployment Contracts & Policies
Cases
Augustine v Data Cars Limited
An arrangement is not automatically fair because everyone receives the same rule or pays the same fixed amount. Compare a part-time worker with a suitable full-time...
Ian Paul McKavney v Serco Group Plc & Ors
The lesson is narrow but useful. Do not assume that moving employees out of one group pension arrangement automatically gives them an immediate unreduced pension,...
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...
Trailfinders Ltd v Travel Counsellors Ltd & Ors
For ordinary businesses, the lesson is simple: do not treat customer lists as fair game just because a recruit knows the customers, can remember some details, or...
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...