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Government confirms wide-ranging changes to the Working Time Regulations and carry-over of annual leave

12 December 2023

11 December 2023

Autistic surgeon wins disability discrimination claim after being told ‘many doctors are on the spectrum’

In Mr A M v Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust an autistic NHS doctor has won a disability discrimination claim after his boss told him...

8 December 2023

EAT rules that COT3 agreement in whistleblowing case prevented subsequent claim for new detriments based on same disclosures

In the case of Ajaz V Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust the Claimant had settled a 2017 whistleblowing detriment case by way of COT3....

7 December 2023

Supreme court confirms Deliveroo riders are not “in employment”

The Supreme Court, in Independent Workers Union of Great Britain v Central Arbitration Committee, has unanimously dismissed the IWGB’s appeal. It held that the riders...

6 December 2023

EAT rules recruiter’s redundancy was unfair dismissal because of failure to consult at the formative stage

In the case of Mr Joseph De Bank Hv ADP RPO UK Ltd Mr H worked for ADP, a subsidiary of a US company. He...

5 December 2023

Government accepts Low Pay Commission’s recommendations on minimum wage rates to apply from April 2024

The National Living Wage (NLW) is currently the statutory minimum wage for workers aged 23 and over. Following LPC recommendations in 2019, the age threshold...

4 December 2023

Jaguar Land Rover ordered to pay former employee £147,000 for unfair dismissal and discrimination after wrongly accusing him of not trying hard enough to find a new job

In the case of Mr D W v Jaguar Land Rover Limited the claimant was employed by the respondent as a production operative from April...

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Brighton FC security guard loses unfair dismissal claim after refusing to take players’ dirty kit to the laundry

1 December 2023

30 November 2023

McCain Foods fined after employee loses fingers

A frozen food company has been fined £700,000 after an employee lost two of his fingers following an incident at the firm’s premises in Lincolnshire....

28 November 2023

Train driver wins unfair dismissal claim after playing pranks on colleague involving skin shed by tarantula and snake

In the case of Mr J. Richardson v West Midlands Trains Ltd the Watford tribunal heard that Mr R - a train driver of more...

27 November 2023

Network rail safety technician wins unfair dismissal claim after drinking herbal tea containing cocaine

In Mr P Glenholmes v Network Rail Infrastructure Limited the claimant commenced employment with the respondent as an On Train Technician in July 2014. The...

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Agency worker wins direct disability discrimination claim after contract was terminated immediately after disclosing mental health issues

24 November 2023

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