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Dancing on the Edge of “Information”: Capeling v TFX Group Ltd [2026] EAT 57

Some cases arrive at the Employment Appeal Tribunal like thunderclaps, reshaping doctrine or unsettling long‑held assumptions. Others arrive quietly, almost modestly, but leave behind a sharper understanding of the law’s boundaries. Capeling v TFX Group Ltd is firmly in the second category: a small case with a precise point, a reminder that whistleblowing protection is…

The Case for a Shorter Working Week: A Necessary Change

For more than a century, every major advance in working time has followed the same pattern: workers demand change, employers resist it, the right‑wing press declares it impossible — and then, once won, society quietly accepts it as common sense. The eight‑hour day, the weekend, paid holidays, maternity leave: all were once dismissed as utopian…

May Day Message from our General Secretary

 May Day reminds us why workers organise.This year’s global theme — ensuring a healthy psychosocial working environment — speaks directly to what our members face every day: excessive workloads, chronic understaffing, burnout, and the pressure to be “always on”. During a recent back to work meeting I attended with a member, the manager described their workplace as…

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