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EAT rules that employee was fairly dismissed after refusing to come to work over Covid fears

20 May 2022

19 May 2022

Shop assistant wins unfair constructive dismissal case after being asked to work weekends despite having no childcare

In Ms J Keating v WH Smith Retail Holdings Ltd Jacqueline Keating has 2 children and is a single parent. Her terms and conditions included,...

18 May 2022

Electrician wins sexual harassment claim after being called bald

In the case of Mr A Finn v The British Bung Manufacturing Company Limited Mr Finn was employed as an electrician between 22 September 1997...

17 May 2022

Spain drafts bill to introduce menstrual leave

Spain could become the first European country to introduce medical leave for women who suffer from severe period pain. Spain's equality minister Irene Montero said...

16 May 2022

EHRC says not all long covid cases fall under the definition of disability

The EHRC has issued a statement on ‘long Covid’, disability and the Equality Act saying "there continues to be discussion of the various symptoms related...

13 May 2022

Accountant loses age discrimination claim after being called ‘demanding millenial’

In the case of Mr J Patel v Lucy A Raymond & Sons Limited Mr Patel is a 26-year-old man who was first diagnosed with...

12 May 2022

Ukrainian Asda worker wins racial harassment claim

In Mrs S Henderson v Asda Stores Ltd Mrs S Henderson, an Asda employee of 15 years, took the company to an employment tribunal, winning...

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Teacher wins harassment case after having to express milk in school toilets and car park

11 May 2022

10 May 2022

Law firm says staff can work from home but will have to take a 20% pay cut

According to legal sector news website RollOnFriday, which first reported the new policy, management at law firm Stephenson Harwood have decided to let staff work...

9 May 2022

Pandemic has made four-day working week viable for businesses

A new report from Henley Business School titled The four-day week: The pandemic and the evolution of flexible-working, explores the benefits of working fewer days...

6 May 2022

Amusement arcade worker wins unfair dismissal claim after not being told she was fired for four months

In Una Sault v Empire Amusements & Cheeky Monkey's Soft Play Centre Ms Sault, an amusement arcade worker, spent four months believing that she still...

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House of Commons employee with musculoskeletal condition wins disability discrimination claim after other staff used her hot desk

5 May 2022

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