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Sky customer advisor wins race discrimination claim against diversity officer after being told she must have been ‘oppressed’ due to her Latino heritage

12 August 2022

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11 August 2022

ET concludes that estate agent did not unfairly dismiss a former financial consultant after he failed to disclose bankruptcy

In the case of Mr K Pubbi v Your-Move.co.uk Ketan Pubbi was employed as a financial consultant in the respondent’s Estate Agency Division. He was...

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10 August 2022

CIPD research shows that too many employers are still using generic degree qualifications to screen candidates

The CIPD has called on employers to think strategically about their workforce requirements in a new report. The research highlights that the majority of employers...

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9 August 2022

High Court rejects Met police attempts to overturn reinstatement of officer dismissed for possession of child porn

Superintendent Novlett Robyn Williams, 59, commended for her work after the Grenfell Tower disaster, was sentenced to 200 hours of community service for possession of...

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8 August 2022

Train manager wins unfair dismissal case after forgetting to turn his mic off after a Zoom webinar on white privilege and asking ‘do they have black privilege in other countries?’

In the case of Mr S Isherwood V West Midlands Trains Limited Simon Isherwood commenced his employment with West Midlands Trains, a well-known train operating...

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5 August 2022

Practice nurse dismissed after covering up unnecessary smear test wins unfair dismissal case because of ‘procedural errors’

In the case of Mrs Julie Higham v NM Health Innovation Limited an employment tribunal concluded a practice nurse engaged in ‘serious’ misconduct by altering...

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4 August 2022

Menopause should be classed as a protected characteristic

A cross-party group of MPs have called for the menopause to be made a protected characteristic. The government recently published it’s response to the ‘Menopause...

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Government publishes guidance on employment status for HR advisers and to help individuals and businesses understand which employment rights apply to them

3 August 2022

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3 August 2022

Support worker loses racial discrimination claim after director jokes that an African child ‘probably eats [rats] back home’

In the case of Ms M Acheampong v Supporting Young Futures Limited Ms Acheampong was a support worker for a private limited company which provides...

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2 August 2022

Court of Appeal overrules “fire and re-hire” injunction against Tesco

In USDAW and others v Tesco Stores Ltd the Court of Appeal overturned an injunction that had prevented a supermarket from using fire-and-rehire to withdraw...

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1 August 2022

Transgender NHS worker wins gender reassignment discrimination claim after ‘concern’ among staff that the woman was ‘naked from the waist down’ in the changing room

In the case of V v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and others the Claimant is a transgender woman. She has a law degree,...

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Landmark Supreme Court decision rules holiday pay for part-year workers should not be pro-rated

29 July 2022

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