The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces major reforms to dismissal, redundancy, and worker protections, including extended claim time limits, enhanced compensation risks, and new day one rights, with further regulations expected through 2026 ahead of phased implementation.
The EAT clarifies how employers must prove material factor defences in equal pay claims, stressing a practical approach to indirect discrimination and shifting the burden where disadvantage is shown.
Alex Leonhardt analyses a Central London Employment Tribunal case on contractual variation and constructive dismissal, examining the distinction between affirmation and acquiescence when an employee continues working while objecting to changes in their role.
The EAT has confirmed that parties must reassess the prospects of claims and defences throughout litigation, with costs exposure arising where a case later becomes unsustainable. The decision provides important guidance for employment practitioners managing litigation risk.
This article explores how tribunals and the EAT assess future loss in unfair dismissal cases, highlighting Polkey reductions, tribunal reasoning, and the need to properly evaluate evidence when setting compensatory awards.
Aslam v Transport UK London Bus Ltd [2025] EAT 113 highlights employer victimisation under the Equality Act 2010. The case confirms that claims can succeed even if unpleaded, where an employer believes a job applicant may make a protected act, reinforcing the tribunal’s duty to act in the interests of justice.
Grey fleet vehicles – personal cars used for business travel – are one of the biggest hidden compliance risks for organisations. Although these vehicles don’t appear on the company fleet list, employers are still legally responsible for ensuring they are roadworthy, properly insured for business use, and driven by competent, licensed employees. With millions of grey fleet vehicles in the UK and many lacking adequate checks, training, or maintenance, businesses face significant legal and financial exposure. Effective grey fleet management requires clear standards, enforced checks, proper driver training, and ongoing documentation to meet duty-of-care obligations and avoid serious consequences in the event of an incident.
![Addressing time limits at preliminary hearings: Mesuria v Eurofins Forensic Services Ltd [2025] EAT 103](https://chroniclelaw.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/getty-images-rt_ru4K9eu8-unsplash-768x512.jpg "Addressing time limits at preliminary hearings: Mesuria v Eurofins Forensic Services Ltd [2025] EAT 103")
In Mesuria v Eurofins Forensics Services Ltd [2025] EAT 103, the EAT held that tribunals must clearly distinguish between determining a preliminary issue and striking out a claim. The Employment Judge failed to specify which approach applied when addressing time-limit and merits issues, leading to procedural unfairness. The appeal succeeded, and the case was remitted. The decision highlights the need for precise directions at preliminary hearings, especially where litigants in person are involved, to ensure fairness and prevent tribunals from exceeding their remit.
In CX v Ministry of Justice, the EAT upheld the Tribunal’s refusal to allow a late amendment adding disability discrimination claims, finding it would introduce entirely new issues and expand the case significantly. The decision reinforces that amendment applications must be judged by their practical impact, timing, and potential prejudice, not just legal form. Practitioners are reminded to plead clearly, act promptly on new evidence, and prepare detailed arguments on the necessity and consequences of proposed amendments.
Outsourced HR professionals face unique legal risks when acting on behalf of their clients. A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case highlights how contractual terms and day-to-day actions can determine whether HR providers are considered their client’s agents—and therefore legally and financially responsible for employment decisions.
Following an independent investigation into Gregg Wallace, Alex Morgan of Duncan Lewis Solicitors explores when workplace banter crosses into harassment, recent updates to the Equality Act, and the legal responsibilities employers now face under the Worker Protection Act 2023.
Catch up on key employment law rulings from Apr 25–May 24, 2025, with expert case summaries by Bob Spicer, shared via Chronicle Law.
Robert Spicer’s April round up of case summaries featuring unfair dismissal, discrimination and employment tribunals.
Explore Robert Spicer’s Health and Safety Horrors case summaries on farming. Some cases are shocking but highlight crucial workplace safety lessons.
We are excited to feature LMP Legal in our spotlight series this April discussing the fantastic work that the firm does in the transport and logistics industry to bring the law to life.
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