The law in the UK is quite specific and many advances have been made over the years to protect individuals and minority groups from discrimination in the workplace. 
Any person who is treated differently because of their race, sex, nationality, national or ethnic origins are protected after the 1st December 2003 is protected by these laws.  [...]

In the case of pregnancy there is no fair dismissal reason that is ever granted to the employer,  all cases will automatically be treated as unfair.  The employee doesn’t even have to be working for a year to claim protection.
Maternity laws protect mothers to be from any unfair treatment at work because of their pregnancy, [...]

In October 2006 the employment equality regulations came into force protecting employees, vocational training employees  and trainees no matter how old or young from discrimination in the workplace.  This means that it is against the law to harass, discriminate or victimise employees or trainees on the grounds of age.
A case for “Direct Discrimination” would therefore [...]

It is important to be comfortable within your workplace and within its surroundings not least because you will be spending most of your life working but it helps give you the motivation to perform your job more effectively.
Each day in the UK people are uncomfortable with their workplace environments because they are suffering from discrimination [...]

Wrongful Dismissal is often but should not be mistaken with Unfair Dismissal.  Wrongful Dismissal is based on contract law and involves the investigation of the employment contract.
There are many breaches made by an employer common ones include when an employee is dismissed without the proper notice being given. 
Either party can end the employment relationship if [...]

We spoke previously about a basic award covered in a previous article.  Another type of award considered by a tribunal is the compensatory award which sets out to compensate an employee against financial loss that relates to the dismissal this can include loss of benefits and expenses.  Under the compensatory award the maximum an employee [...]

Constructive dismissal cases cause a great deal of debate within the industry and many cases go unreported because the employee does not believe they have a valid claim.  If you think you have a case of constructive dismissal you need to ask yourself the question:
Did you leave your job due to your employers behaviour towards [...]

How the basic awards are calculated
The basic award is only one award for unfair dismissal there are others that an employee may be entitled to.  It is one of simple calculation using a number of variables and is simply worked out by taking the employee’s age the years of service and average weekly wage to [...]

Many people are dismissed from work for a variety of reasons, some mutual and some unfair.  If you believe that you have been unfairly dismissed you may wish to sue your employer under your employment rights.
If this is the case you should ideally consult with a solicitor right away and find one that specialises in [...]

We live in difficult times, the economy is struggling and increasingly business finds itself in difficult times with the need to shed excess company weight.  Obviously there is more than one reason why someone would be dismissed from work and the state of the economy is just the new buzz word. 
Many employers have no choice [...]