Last year case law for constructive dismissal reached its high water mark in the employees' favour. Just a year later the courts have reigned in this expansion of the law.

The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 will come into force on 6 April 2008 making it easier for companies to be prosecuted where there has been a serious failure in management practice.

It is established that an employment relationship involves people, not lifeless commodities, and as such an extra degree of care is needed.