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Pub worker loses discrimination claim after being laughed at by boss after slipping on oil and falling

18 April 2023

17 April 2023

Government puts forward amendment to Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (ECCT Bill) for new corporate offence of failure to prevent fraud by employees

Amendments have been tabled to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (the ECCT Bill) that will introduce a new failure to prevent fraud offence...

14 April 2023

New review to boost employment prospects of autistic people

A new review designed to boost the employment prospects of autistic people has been launched by the Government to spread opportunity, close the employment gap...

13 April 2023

Jobseeker wins discrimination claim after recruitment agency rejects birth certificate

In Ms A Khan v Brook Street (UK) Ltd Azma Khan is British born of Pakistani ethnicity. In October 2020, she applied to the Brook...

12 April 2023

EAT rules that an employee’s meltdowns and aggressive behaviour at work did not arise from his disabilities

In the case of Philip McQueen v General Optical Council Mr McQueen is disabled. His health conditions include dyslexia, some symptoms of Asperger’s Syndrome and...

11 April 2023

Court of Appeal dismisses Sainsbury’s attempt to strike out equal pay claims

The Court of Appeal has rejected supermarket giant Sainsbury’s attempt to challenge an equal pay claim on the grounds that an employment tribunal should have...

10 April 2023

Morrisons fined £3.5M over death of vulnerable employee

Morrisons supermarket has been fined £3.5 million following a successful prosecution by Tewkesbury Borough Council for failing to ensure the health and safety of an...

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Engineer wins unfair dismissal claim after using company car and card to collect golf clubs while on furlough

9 April 2023

7 April 2023

Sales manager wins unfair dismissal case after being told to ‘pretend to resign’ to avoid acquiring employment rights

In the case of Mr D Wade v Jansen UK Ltd Mr Wade began working for Jansen UK Ltd as a Sales Manager on 1...

6 April 2023

Government reviews whistleblowing laws

A review of the whistleblowing framework – the laws that support workers who blow the whistle on wrongdoing in the workplace – has been launched...

5 April 2023

Just Eat shifts focus to independent couriers

Just Eat, one of the world's leading online food ordering and delivery companies, has recently announced its decision to stop employing its own couriers. This...

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Support assistant loses racial discrimination case after manager calls someone ‘dark horse’

4 April 2023

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