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Adverse reference amounted to victimisation and disability discrimination

30 May 2017

25 May 2017

CBI believes workplace diversity at risk of ‘going backwards’

The CBI is urging businesses to make swifter progress on creating more inclusive workplaces and to not allow this to slip down the agenda in...

24 May 2017

Deliveroo changes courier contracts

Deliveroo has removed a clause banning its couriers from challenging their self-employed status at an employment tribunal after MPs launched an attack on the gig...

23 May 2017

£18,886 awarded for associative disability discrimination

A tribunal has awarded an advice worker £18,886 in compensation for associative disability discrimination following her dismissal because of reasons relating to her role as...

22 May 2017

Dismissal for derogatory comments about employer on Facebook fair

An ET finds that an employee with 17 years’ service and a clean disciplinary record was fairly dismissed for making derogatory comments about her employer...

18 May 2017

“Gig economy” companies free-riding on the welfare state

A Work and Pensions Committee report has called on the Government to close loopholes that are allowing "bogus" self-employment practices which burden the welfare state...

17 May 2017

£182,000 for age discrimination after being forced to retire

An employment tribunal awarded an accountant £182,000 for age discrimination and unfair dismissal after he was pushed out of his job because the employer wanted...

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Risk assessment for breast feeding workers must take individual circumstanes into account

16 May 2017

15 May 2017

Dismissal fair for discussing religion with patients in an inappropriate manner

An employment tribunal finds that a nurse was fairly dismissed for discussing religion with patients in an inappropriate manner during pre-surgery assessments, having been warned...

11 May 2017

Zero-hours contracts: firms could be forced to pay more for short notice

Businesses who employ people on zero-hours contracts could be forced to pay a premium rate for short-notice work in an effort to stop “lazy” employers...

10 May 2017

Uber granted right to appeal against ruling on UK drivers’ rights

Uber has been granted the right to appeal against last year’s ruling that its UK minicab drivers should be treated as workers with rights to...

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New guide for union reps on gender differences in H&S risk assessment

9 May 2017

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