January 23, 2024
The Thin Line Between Casual Chats and Professional Risks In light of a recent BBC report unveiling disparaging comments made by Aberdeenshire school teachers about students […]
February 19, 2021
It might be tempting to think that you ‘have that box ticked’ when it comes to having provided training on discriminiation and harassment. But a recent […]
January 5, 2021
Many employers, especially in the current uncertain times of pandemic, find themselves in the position of having to restructure their businesses. Redundancies are a sad but […]
December 14, 2020
With the much-publicised news of Chrissy Teigen and husband John Legend’s miscarriage, and then, soon after, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the subject of miscarriage […]
October 3, 2019
The thorny issue of employment status is one that tends to come back before tribunals for rulings again and again. Without doubt there is a need […]
October 3, 2019
In the recent case of Okedina v Chikale, the Court of Appeal has considered the impact of breaches in immigration rules on the enforceability of employment […]
October 2, 2019
In the recent matter of Brazel v. The Harpur Trust, the Court of Appeal has upheld an earlier Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruling that when calculating […]
September 25, 2019
In the recent matter of Kocur v. Angard Staffing Solutions Ltd., the Court of Appeal has ruled that agency workers are not entitled to the same […]
July 11, 2019
The Employment Lawyers’ Association’s annual survey of members found that responses to correspondence and applications with tribunals were taking longer than a year ago. Most (77%) […]
May 8, 2019
A cleaner has won her Employment Tribunal claim for racial harassment after being left “deeply offended and uncomfortable” when racial slurs were used in an equality […]
May 8, 2019
In the Court of Appeal’s decision in Williams v The Trustees of Swansea University Pension & Assurance Scheme a disabled employee argued that he was being […]
May 8, 2019
We can’t quite believe that in a few weeks we’ll be half way through 2019. We thought we’d have a quick look back on some of […]
January 10, 2019
A recent ruling by the EAT concludes that referring to a colleague as a ‘fat ginger pikey’ is not harassment if the colleague in question participated […]
November 27, 2018
Under the rules of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, it was unlawful to change an employee’s terms and conditions of employment if […]
November 27, 2018
In the recent case of Hare Wines v (1) Kaur (2) H & W Wholesale the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that the dismissal of an […]
October 30, 2018
In the recent matter of Saad v Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust (available here) the claimant, Mr Saad, was a trainee surgeon. There were issues surrounding […]
October 3, 2018
At a disciplinary hearing employees are entitled to be accompanied by a chosen companion. What happens, however, if the employee requests a postponement because that person […]
October 3, 2018
A tribunal ruling in the recent matter of Levy v East Kent Hospitals University NHS Trust has shone a light on the potential problems arising when […]
September 7, 2018
Under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE), when a business changes ownership the new owner inherits the old owner’s ‘rights, powers, duties […]
August 15, 2018
The Court of Appeal has announced that discrimination against a disability doesn’t mean the employer should know that the disability was the underlying cause of the […]
January 12, 2018
A recent decision by the CJEU has expanded the scope of the right to carry over holidays to situation where workers are stopped from taking their […]
January 12, 2018
Last November we updated you on the EAT’s ruling that Uber drivers should be classified as ‘workers’ and not self-employed. Now one of the most high-profile […]
January 12, 2018
In a previous article, we took a look at the importance of being honest when terminating an employee’s contract. It’s never going to be quick and […]
January 12, 2018
None of like to have tough conversations with our employees about their poor performance, and we enjoy terminating their contract even less. Whilst it might be […]
November 13, 2017
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld a tribunal’s ruling that two Uber drivers were ‘workers’ and, therefore, entitled to worker benefits such as the National […]
September 13, 2017
Discrimination can come in many forms, but can be much subtler than you realise. When it comes to off-the-cuff comments, employers need to be careful of […]
September 13, 2017
In a recent case the Employment Appeals Tribunal ruled that a week’s pay should include employer pension contributions, rather than just basic pay, for calculation of […]
September 13, 2017
Employers have been hit with a timely reminder that they need to make sure they’re taking all possible steps to prevent workplace discrimination. After a recent […]
September 11, 2017
In Williams v The Trustees of Swansea University Pension & Assurance Scheme and another the Court of Appeal stated that a disabled employee was not treated unfavourably (and […]
September 11, 2017
The government suffered a heavy defeat on 26th July after the Supreme Court ruled that employment tribunal fees are unlawful and the government will now have […]
April 27, 2017
April is a busy month for employment law with several changes coming into force over the next few weeks. We’ve put together a summary of five […]
March 13, 2017
The EAT recently upheld a tribunal’s rejection of a claim that a Roman Catholic was not discriminated against when he was not allowed to take five […]
March 13, 2017
Last year we saw a lot of gig economy tribunal cases hitting the headlines and we’re expecting to see a lot more news about casual workers […]
March 13, 2017
There has been some speculation about holiday pay and how it should be calculated with results-based commission. A recent case has helped shed some light on […]