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23% increase in ET claims during October 2018 to December 2018

29 March 2019

27 March 2019

Belief in Scottish independence is a protected philosophical belief

The Herald reports that Christopher McEleny, who alleges discrimination by the Ministry of Defence, has been successful in an ET preliminary hearing where it was...

26 March 2019

Warning not a consequence of disability where mistaken belief work conditions were worse 

In IForce Ltd v Wood, W has osteoarthritis. She perceived that her symptoms worsened in cold and damp weather. IFL asked all its workers to...

23 March 2019

Former council officer fined for emailing CVs of rival job applicants to his partner

A former senior local government officer has been prosecuted and fined £660, together with being ordered to pay £713 costs, for passing the personal information...

22 March 2019

New TUC and GMB passports to help disabled people get the support they need at work

The TUC and the GMB have launched a new disability passport to help the 946,000 disabled people who fall out of work or switch employers...

22 March 2019

Compensation for not providing rest breaks can include personal injury

In Grange v Abellio London Ltd 20 minute rest breaks were not made available on 14 days in breach of Reg 12 of the Working...

21 March 2019

£57,000 award after employee threatened for whistleblowing about misleading HMRC

An ET found that no evidence of a fair reason for dismissal had been provided and the employer had failed to follow any fair procedure;...

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BEIS guidance document explains powers available to employment tribunals 

16 March 2019

15 March 2019

Actions for employers to improve family friendly policies and lessen the gender pay gap

The Government Equalities Office has published two infographic posters which set out the evidence-based high level actions employers can take to improve their family friendly...

14 March 2019

Employer had reasonable and proper cause to suspend a teacher after allegations of force involving children

In London Borough of Lambeth v Agoreyo, the Court of Appeal confirmed the test to be applied when deciding whether it is reasonable to suspend...

13 March 2019

Consultation on new legal measures to protect workers from misuse of non-disclosure agreements

The Government’s proposals include: (a) legislate so that no confidentiality clause can prevent a person making any disclosure to the police, i.e. regardless of what...

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App designed to help tackle sexual harassment at work

5 March 2019

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