Employment Law Archives

Statistics for the employment tribunal between 1 January and 31 March 2019

Following the eradication of tribunal costs, the amount of claims brought in the employment tribunal are rising, based on the statistics between 1 January to 31 March 2019 produced by…

Free legal guidance for females who have been victims of sexual harassment in the workplace

A free service provided by Rights of Women giving legal guidance for females who have been victims of sexual harassment in the workplace has been launched, with the assistance of…

Workplace stress has led to an increase in disability discrimination cases by more than a third

Current research has indicated that disability discrimination claims being heard at employment tribunals has increased by 37% in just one year (from 2017 to 2018). Central to these cases is…

Discriminating by dismissing an employee despite the employer not being aware of the employee’s disability

In a recent case, the employer was unaware of an employee’s depression, which is considered to be a disability under the Equality Act 2010 (the Act), until the employer was…

The Pregnancy and Maternity (Redundancy Protection) Bill 2019

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy opened a consultation at the beginning of the year regarding proposals to extend redundancy protection for new mothers from the date that…

Legitimate and justifiable suspension

In the recent case of The Mayor & Burgesses of the London Borough of Lambeth v Simone Agoreyo, the Court of Appeal determined that if an employer suspends an employee,…

Compensation awarded for a single act of harassment

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) maintained the Employment Tribunal’s decision of awarding a middle Vento band for a single act of racial harassment. A middle band is between £8,800 and…

‘Bullied’ NHS whistleblower to challenge Non-Disclosure Agreement at tribunal

An NHS radiographer, Sue Allison, previously made a series of protected disclosures regarding a series of cancer misdiagnoses and was asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement by her employer. Ms…

Rebate of £16 million due from the Government

Following the case of R (on the application of Unison) v Lord Chancellor [2017] UKSC 51, the Supreme Court determined that employment tribunal fees were not lawful. As a result,…

Gay headteacher was constructively dismissed during flawed disciplinary process from which sexual orientation discrimination could be inferred

A gay headteacher was constructively dismissed during a disciplinary process which was flawed. The disciplinary process involved investigations into his sex life, namely having sex with two 17-year-old boys he…

Did the employer have a legitimate reason to suspend the employee?

The Court of Appeal agreed with the decision of the County Court in respect of an employee, who’s profession was teaching, that was suspended by an employer for an alleged…

Doctor obtained injunction preventing disciplinary proceedings from continuing

Dr Gregg was suspended on full pay after 2 patients in his care died. A police investigation began, his registration was temporarily suspended and his licence to practise was withdrawn.…

Employers must have a system for measuring daily working hours of all workers (ECJ)

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has decided that, Member States must require employers to set up an “objective, reliable and accessible system enabling the duration of time work each…

Minimum wage to increase to £10 for under-18s by 2020, Labour Pledge

In a bid to end age discrimination, Labour are proposing to end the £4.35 per hour for under-18s by 2020. This proposal comes as part of a pledge to increase…

Push for mental health first aiders to become legal requirement in the workplace

The Where’s Your Head At? Campaign’s petition, which calls for the government to make it a legal requirement for workplaces to have someone trained in mental health first aid, has…

New guidance aims to improve health and safety for expectant mothers

As a means of highlighting the need for employers to better cater for expectant employee and new mothers, The Trades Union Congress (TUC) in conjunction with charity Maternity Action publishes…

ATTENTION: HR Consultants

Are you a HR Consultant? Do you provide HR and employment law advice to businesses? Would you like the comfort of knowing you had a “phone a solicitor” in situations…

Government campaign launched to increase awareness of holiday entitlement

To help workers understand their rights and to ensure that employers understand their obligations in relation to holiday pay, on 12 March 2019, the government launched a campaign to clarify…

New ACAS guidance on neurodiversity in the workplace

Acas has published new guidance on handling neurodiversity in the workplace. The new guidance explains what neurodiversity is and highlights the difference types of neurodivergence and the unique difficulties they…

Pimlico plumber loses £74,000 holiday pay claim

An employment tribunal has ruled that plumber Gary Smith, whose status as a worker was confirmed by the Supreme Court in 2018 is not entitled to his alleged £74,000 arrears…

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Statistics for the employment tribunal between 1 January and 31 March 2019

Free legal guidance for females who have been victims of sexual harassment in the workplace

Workplace stress has led to an increase in disability discrimination cases by more than a third

Discriminating by dismissing an employee despite the employer not being aware of the employee’s disability

The Pregnancy and Maternity (Redundancy Protection) Bill 2019

Legitimate and justifiable suspension

Compensation awarded for a single act of harassment

‘Bullied’ NHS whistleblower to challenge Non-Disclosure Agreement at tribunal

Rebate of £16 million due from the Government

Gay headteacher was constructively dismissed during flawed disciplinary process from which sexual orientation discrimination could be inferred

Did the employer have a legitimate reason to suspend the employee?

Doctor obtained injunction preventing disciplinary proceedings from continuing

Employers must have a system for measuring daily working hours of all workers (ECJ)

Minimum wage to increase to £10 for under-18s by 2020, Labour Pledge

Push for mental health first aiders to become legal requirement in the workplace

New guidance aims to improve health and safety for expectant mothers

ATTENTION: HR Consultants

Government campaign launched to increase awareness of holiday entitlement

New ACAS guidance on neurodiversity in the workplace

Pimlico plumber loses £74,000 holiday pay claim