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Female worker wins sex discrimination claim after colleague told her to ‘go back to your stripping job’ then colleague wins race discrimination claim after mishandling of complaint

15 July 2023

14 July 2023

CIPD issues guidance on supporting employees experiencing fertility challenges

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has recently published guidance on providing workplace support for employees who are facing fertility challenges. The guidance...

13 July 2023

Head baker awarded over £15k at employment tribunal after being sacked for holes in bread

In the case of Mr A Piaszczynski v Leakers Limited an employment tribunal has ruled that a head baker was unfairly dismissed by his Dorset-based...

12 July 2023

Factory worker loses race discrimination claim after complaining that he was served a smaller helping of mayonnaise

In Chibogu Eze v Pilgrim’s Pride Limited the Claimant started working for Staffline Recruitment Limited as a temporary worker on 12 September 2018 and was...

11 July 2023

ET awards Maya Forstater £91,500 in gender-critical beliefs direct discrimination claim

In the case of Maya Forstater v Center for Global Development tax expert Maya Forstater did not have her contract renewed in March 2019 after...

10 July 2023

Business Disability Forum survey results show that disabled people still face significant barriers to workplace adjustments

The Business Disability Forum (BDF) has published one of the most comprehensive pieces of research ever conducted into the workplace experiences of disabled people and...

4 July 2023

Senior Executive wins discrimination claim after being denied a pay rise because her husband’s salary was ‘enough’

In the case of Ms P Jiang v James Durrans Jiang Ping, a senior executive at Sheffield-based firm James Durrans & Sons, has won a...

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ET rules that male agency worker is victim of sexual harassment after witnessing female employees being sexually harassed

30 June 2023

29 June 2023

New ACAS Guidance on “Whistleblowing at work”

ACAS have recently published new guidance for employers and employees on speaking up at work. “Whistleblowing in the workplace” is an easy to understand and...

28 June 2023

Working Time Regulations changes

The Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR) were originally introduced to enshrine the EU Working Time Directive (WTD) into our domestic law, as was a requirement...

27 June 2023

Are WhatsApp messages on a work laptop private?

With the seemingly ever-increasing use of social media, many employers might find themselves wondering about the status of private messages when a workplace dispute arises....

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Court of Session rules that original grievance report was not subject to legal advice privilege

26 June 2023

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