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NHS scientists win race discrimination claim after being labelled ‘paininarse’ on Excel spreadsheet

16 March 2023

15 March 2023

ET rules that Muslim campaigner’s work-related stress and anxiety is a disability after Amnesty International reinstate Alexei Navalny as Prisoner of Conscience

In the case of Ms A E Jung v Amnesty International Limited Aisha Jung commenced her employment with Amnesty International in 2005. On 7 May...

14 March 2023

EHRC warns government that anti-strikes law would ‘strip workers of unfair dismissal protections’

Under the government's draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, the right to strike would be restricted by imposing "minimum service levels". That means that if...

13 March 2023

College chaplain loses unfair dismissal claim after being upset by LGBT training

A Church of England chaplain, who was sacked from a Derbyshire school after he delivered a sermon in the school chapel which he said encouraged...

9 March 2023

MOD engineer wins unfair dismissal claim after he ‘suspended’ himself

In the case of Ian Drury v Ministry of Defence Mr Drury was employed as a mechanical engineer. Mr Drury was generally held in high...

8 March 2023

School reference highlighting ‘safeguarding concerns’ defamed two teachers

Employers who provide references about their staff must take reasonable care to ensure the information disclosed is true, accurate and fair. Schools and colleges also...

7 March 2023

How employers can help employees with children during teachers’ strikes

CIPD has published suggestions on how employers can respond to the teachers’ strikes. On 1 February 2023, 85% of schools in England and Wales were...

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Council manager with rare dizziness condition wins £9,000 in wrongful dismissal claim

6 March 2023

3 March 2023

Health Advisor wins race discrimination claim after waiting 3 months for written interview feedback

In the case of Mr I Sodola v London Ambulance Service NHS Trust Mr I Sodola joined London Ambulance as a Health Advisor/Pathway trainer in...

2 March 2023

Deputy head teacher wins unfair dismissal claim after being sacked for restraining ‘out of control’ pupil who hit and kicked him

In the case of Mr C Kitchener v The Thinking Schools Academy Trust Clive Kitchener was sacked without notice for gross misconduct after restraining an...

1 March 2023

Results from world’s largest 4-day week trial bring good news for the future of work

New research shows that results from the world’s largest trial of a 4-day week are largely consistent with existing global evidence, further demonstrating the benefits...

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Employers advice on how to avoid anti-competitive behaviour

28 February 2023

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