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Office manager wins unfair dismissal and disability discrimination claim after being refused new chair

15 April 2022

14 April 2022

Solicitor wins sex discrimination case after being made redundant following birth of triplets

In Mrs G Long v British Gas Trading Limited a lawyer has won a sex discrimination case after she was made redundant when her female...

13 April 2022

Admin worker wins unfair dismissal case after resigning for fear of catching covid in the office and passing it to her cancer suffering husband

In the case of Mrs Regnante v Essex Cares Limited, Bridget Regnante worked for Essex Care Limited who work on behalf of Local Authorities providing...

12 April 2022

Does an employer’s health and safety duty extend to the commute to work?

Employers should be well-informed when it comes to the wellbeing of their staff and know where and when their legal responsibility begins and ends. During...

11 April 2022

Student officer loses unfair dismissal claim after cannabis found in bag

In the case of Mrs A Harding v Oldham College Amy Harding was employed by the College as a Student Data and Curriculum Compliance Officer....

8 April 2022

Boxer loses unfair dismissal claim after month long coma following fight

In Mr Gary Murray v SP Transmission Mr Murray worked for Scottish Power as a Linesperson. His work involved the maintenance and repair of high-powered...

7 April 2022

Sainsburys worker wins unfair dismissal claim after inappropriate behaviour due to head injury

In the case of Mr C Kelly v Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd Mr Kelly’s employment with Sainsburys as a trainee manager began in March 2000. He...

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Court of Appeal rules that employers can take action against striking employees short of dismissal

6 April 2022

5 April 2022

New National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates and New Vento bands

New rates in force from 1 April 2022 The new National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates to be in force from 1 April...

4 April 2022

EAT rules that media should have ET documents

As reported in The Guardian it has been ruled that journalists should be provided with access to documents from employment tribunal cases even in the...

1 April 2022

Police officer wins appeal claiming victimisation after job application rejected

In the case of Warburton v Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police Mr Warburton applied to work with Northamptonshire police and in his application referred to...

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French tutor wins sex discrimination claim after being asked to speak to mature student about hygiene

31 March 2022

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