Issue 837

Childcare workforce crisis

Because of a serious dearth of workers to look after children, the TUC has developed an overarching blueprint to try to resolve the problems that has created.

New terms and conditions

When deciding if a variation of an employee’s contract amounted to a dismissal, the appeal court has said tribunals must compare the old one with the new one.

Delayed claim

If a claimant does not lodge their complaint within a certain time limit, the tribunal does not have to turn it down even if they did not explain the delay.