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EAT rules that autistic insurance claims advisor was not dismissed but employment was terminated consensually

20 September 2023

19 September 2023

Fines raised for employment of undocumented workers

New fines are set to come into force in early 2024 for firms who are found to have repeatedly employed illegal migrants. Businesses who are...

18 September 2023

Teacher wins unfair dismissal and victimisation claim after being given ‘unusually damming reference’

In Mr I Haq v (1) United Learning Trust, (2) Alyson Littlewood, (3) Ed Saville Mr Haq is a British Indian man. He joined Marsden...

15 September 2023

Birmingham City Council declares bankruptcy over equal pay claims

Birmingham City Council has issued a s.114 Notice as part of the plans to meet the Council’s financial liabilities relating to Equal Pay claims and...

14 September 2023

EAT rules that dyslexic claimant was not given a fair hearing after 3 adjustments were refused by ET

In the case of Habib v Dave Whelan Sports Ltd T/A DW Fitness First an appeal against the dismissal of the Claimant's claims of direct...

13 September 2023

New ET1 and ET3 forms and process

New ET1 (claim) and ET3 (response) forms have been launched, as well as a video produced by HMCTS to assist users to register for the...

12 September 2023

Government launches consultation on minimum service levels – reasonable steps to be taken by a trade union

The Government has published a new draft statutory Code of Practice on the ‘reasonable steps’ a trade union should take to be compliant with the...

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Pret a Manger fined £800,000 after café worker left locked in walk-in freezer

11 September 2023

8 September 2023

Fish and chip shop worker awarded £7K after not receiving any payslips

In the case of Mr Jason Tangile v Erlinda Carter t/a Erlinda’s Café Fish and Chips Shop Bar a former employee of a fish and...

7 September 2023

Lettings negotiator wins unfair dismissal claim after breakdown in working relationship

In Miss T Golding v Holland Properties Ltd a lettings and sales negotiator was unfairly sacked by East London-based property firm Holland Properties, an employment...

6 September 2023

Lloyds bank manager wins unfair dismissal claim after using the N-word

In the case of Mr C Borg-Neal Lloyds Banking Group PLC Carl Borg-Neal, was fired for using the full racist slur during a discussion about...

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ICO publishes guidance for employers on processing workers’ health data

5 September 2023

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