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Acas launches new advice on managing stress at work as 1 in 3 workers feel that their organisation is not effective at handling it

5 May 2023

4 May 2023

Barrister fails in appeal over discrimination claim against chambers

An employment tribunal (ET) did not show bias in dismissing a claim brought by a black barrister against his chambers, an appeal tribunal has ruled....

3 May 2023

Operations manager wins unfair dismissal claim after colleague mistakenly sends him disparaging WhatsApp messages

In Mr A Courtney v AGTC Ltd the Respondent is a retail sales company which operates by way of mail order and internet sales. The...

2 May 2023

Employee wins compensation after employer excludes trade union rep from meeting for inappropriate behaviour

In the case of Romello Shoaib-Brown v IQVIA IES UK Ltd Mr Shoaib-Brown has been awarded compensation of 3 weeks wages totalling £1541.07 after his...

1 May 2023

Team leader wins unfair dismissal claim after colleague has ‘near miss’ with a train due to communication error

In Mr C Boxall v Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Mr Boxall was employed as a lubrication team leader from 1 November 2004. At or around...

28 April 2023

Engineer ordered to pay £10K to employer after losing unfair dismissal claim and telling boss to ‘deal with it’ when caught drinking in Zoom meeting

In Mr D Andersen v Rheon Labs Ltd Mr Doug Andersen was employed by Rheon Labs as a Development Engineer and began work in October...

26 April 2023

Chief risk officer wins £130K after being dismissed for making protected disclosures

In the case of Mr M Daniels v (1) United National Bank Ltd (2) Mr B Firth, Mr Daniels was employed by United National Bank...

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Ethnicity pay reporting: guidance for employers

25 April 2023

24 April 2023

Government publishes white paper on its proposals for AI regulation

The government has set out its proposals for implementing a proportionate, future-proof and pro-innovation framework for regulating AI. The white paper, A Pro-Innovation Approach to...

21 April 2023

Tribunal rules that employee is disabled at preliminary hearing despite being able to exercise regularly and start a business

In the case of Mr S Bradley v Cultureshift Communications Limited a preliminary hearing has ruled that a man with long Covid was disabled with...

20 April 2023

Bar worker wins sexual harassment claim against employer after being ogled by peeping Tom customer

In the case of KZ v The Nags Head Reading Limited a bartender’s claim of harassment related to sex was upheld in relation to the...

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ACAS advisor wins constructive dismissal claim after holiday pay miscalculations and issues were left unresolved for 9 years

19 April 2023

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