From 07 April 2026, the Fair Work Agency (‘the Agency’) will be introduced in the UK. This is a new body designed to ‘strengthen and simplify’ the enforcement of rights of workers and employees.  The Agency will act as a single enforcement body for a range of workplace rights, and is intended to bring together functions which are currently spread across numerous organisations.  At present, the Agency will be able to enforce: National Minimum Wage;  Statutory holiday pay and entitlement;...

Mr K Ruiza was first instructed by his line manager to only speak English whilst at work during his employment at Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (NRS) in August 2023. NRS stated that the manager had acted in response to complaints of other employees. Ruzia was left aggrieved by the instruction and was affected emotionally to the point where the decision impacted him outside of the workplace. Ruzia raised a grievance regarding the instruction in January 2024 where it was concluded by his...

In civil proceedings, the party who initiates the claim is referred to as the Claimant, while the party against whom the claim is brought is known as the Defendant. For a Claimant to bring a claim for breach of contract, there are 5 elements that must be proven:  Existence of a legally binding contract;  The contractual term(s) relied upon;  Breach by the Defendant (the other party);  Causation and loss (damage); and  Quantum (measure of damages) and mitigation.  Evidence of a legally binding...