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Stop, look and listen – how the Green Cross Code can help HR with AI…

20 February 2024

20 February 2024

Textiles firm fined £60,000 after worker’s arm dragged into machine

A textiles company has been fined £60,000 after a man broke his arm when it was dragged into machinery at a site near Chorley....

19 February 2024

Former teacher awarded £10,000 compensation in race discrimination claim

In Mr S R v Governing Body of Davison Church of England Secondary School for Girls Mr SR took the governing body of Davison Church...

16 February 2024

Barrister says employers must take periods seriously

The law surrounding how women are protected from discrimination and harassment in the workplace due to their periods....

16 February 2024

Commercial manager wins constructive dismissal claim after being told she would be “the size of a house” if she kept eating

In the case of Miss H T v T&R Direct Insurance Limited the Respondent is a relatively small family run and owned insurance broker. The...

15 February 2024

Tribunal rules that expressing anti-Zionist views is a ‘philosophical belief and a protected characteristic’

In the case of Dr D M v University of Bristol a tribunal has made a landmark ruling that anti-Zionism is a legally protected characteristic...

14 February 2024

Illegal working civil penalties due to triple in 2024

The civil penalty an employer may receive for employing an illegal worker will rise from £20,000 to £60,000. This significantly increases the financial risk to...

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Used car salesman awarded €12,500 after bumping into company director while on unauthorised holiday

12 February 2024

9 February 2024

BBC Arab journalist wins racial harassment claim after being described as a “violent Bedouin”

An experienced Arab journalist working for the BBC has suffered from racial harassment, an employment tribunal has ruled. Mr AR, a journalist of Algerian origin...

8 February 2024

Nurse loses race discrimination claim after displaying “astonishing” incompetence in administering medicine

In the case of Ms HD v LV Care Group Limited a nurse of 17 years’ experience was fired after displaying “astonishing” incompetence in administering...

7 February 2024

Golfer wins unfair dismissal claim after being accused of telling colleague ‘you smell so good I could lick you all over’

In the case of Mr MS v Cambridge Country Club Ltd a golfer was sacked from a country club after being wrongly accused of telling...

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Government launches consultation to reintroduce employment tribunal fees

6 February 2024

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