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Termination of fixed-term contract results in £24,000 award for pregnancy discrimination

10 July 2017

6 July 2017

Employee who faked cancer at work ordered to pay back £1

A former employee who defrauded her employer and colleagues out of tens of thousands of pounds by lying about having cancer has been given a...

5 July 2017

EHRC guidance for employers and individuals on reporting hate crime

The EHRC have produced a short film for employers and individuals which explores the different elements of hate crime and why it is important to...

4 July 2017

Employment law aspects of the Queen’s Speech

The Queen's Speech, setting out the legislation the Government intends to progress in future Parliamentary sessions, contained some employment law aspects, but not all of...

3 July 2017

Underperforming employee subjected to intimidation was constructively dismissed

An ET upholds a constructive dismissal claim after finding an employer dealt with an underperforming employee by applying undue emotional pressure rather than going through...

29 June 2017

Failure to comply with immigration checks costs UK businesses £50m a year

A response to a recent freedom of information request shows that failing to abide by right to work rules, which determine an individual’s eligibility to...

28 June 2017

Acas issues hot weather tips for employers

Acas has published some top tips to help employers manage workplace challenges due to the hot weather to help ensure businesses remain productive whilst keeping...

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Remark of a sexual nature by a female to a male colleague was direct sex discrimination

27 June 2017

26 June 2017

Failure to redeploy does not necessarily make capability dismissal unfair

The EAT confirms there is not necessarily an obligation upon an employer who dismisses an employee on capability grounds to offer employment in another position,...

22 June 2017

Disaster contingency plan: Responding to major incidents

Personnel Today have published guidance on putting a disaster contingency plan in place to respond to major incidents, following the recent terror attacks in London...

21 June 2017

Industrial action scrapped “as Unison first to fall foul of new strike laws”

Industrial action threatening to bring public services across Scotland to a standstill has been averted after less than one in six members of a major...

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Single ET claims increase by 4% in Jan to Mar 2017

20 June 2017

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