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Uber Eats driver receives payout over discriminatory AI facial recognition checks

8 April 2024

5 April 2024

Charity wins racial discrimination claim after worker’s conduct and attitude found to be reason for negative feedback

The intricacies of workplace dynamics and discrimination claims in the case of Miss LS v Autism at Kingwood. Read the tribunal's findings, which reveal how...

4 April 2024

Bakery company fined £400,000 after employee has left leg amputated

A routine night shift took a tragic turn for Mrs. B, an employee at a food manufacturing company in the heart of the Wirral. As...

3 April 2024

Muslim doctor loses religious discrimination claim after being challenged over ‘bare below the elbow’ policy

In the Dr F B v Airedale NHS Foundation Trust case, a dispute over Hand Hygiene Guidelines arose....

2 April 2024

Enhanced redundancy protection for employees on family leave

Currently, employees who are on maternity leave, adoption leave, or shared parental leave are entitled to be offered any suitable alternative vacancies before being made...

1 April 2024

Woman wins unfair dismissal claim after being sacked for Facebook post

Read about the case of Ms C S v Turnock Ltd, where the Claimant was dismissed for a Facebook post deemed gross misconduct. Despite concerns...

29 March 2024

Where does the Employment Tribunal have territorial jurisdiction?

Learn about the Employment Appeal Tribunal's (EAT) decision in Yacht Management Company Ltd v Ms G, affirming territorial jurisdiction for seafarers' employment claims despite the...

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Overarching “agency relationships” did not exist between a worker’s assignments

28 March 2024

27 March 2024

£4.6m in damages awarded to former employee of London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

Groundbreaking case of Mrs. R W-T v London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, where she was awarded £4.6m in damages for disability discrimination....

26 March 2024

New employment rates in force from April 2024

Every April, the government revises employment-related financial limits, impacting statutory payments, compensation awards, and minimum wage rates. Learn about the changes employers need to implement...

25 March 2024

Bus driver with Crohn’s disease awarded £29K after suffering “huge amount of humiliation” and soiling himself in a public place due to failure to make reasonable adjustments

In the case of XYZ v Midland Red South Ltd the Claimant is employed by the Respondent as a bus driver and has been for...

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Black medical worker forced to hoover and mop up at clinic under threat of being “sacked and deported” wins race discrimination claim

25 March 2024

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