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Cleaner wins unfair dismissal claim after going to work with Covid

20 January 2022

19 January 2022

Employment tribunal backlog reaches new high

According to a question answered by the Ministry of Justice, the employment tribunal waiting time from receipt of the ET1 form to a first hearing...

18 January 2022

LSE lecturer loses appeal over occupational stress

In Piepenbrock v London School of Economics a teaching fellow at LSE, brought a claim against his employer, alleging occupational stress. There were two alleged...

18 January 2022

Growing list of companies opting not to provide company sick pay to isolating unvaccinated workers

Morrissons, Ikea and Next are among a number of firms who have announced cuts to sick pay for unvaccinated staff forced to self-isolate. Unvaccinated staff...

17 January 2022

NHS Nurse wins discrimination case after being told to remove cross necklace

In Mrs Onuoha v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust Mrs Onuoha is a devout Catholic. One of her religious beliefs is that it is important...

14 January 2022

75-year-old woman wins age discrimination case against Asda

In the case of Hutchinson v Asda Stores Joan Hutchinson was employed as a shop floor assistant within the George clothing department working 25.3 hours...

13 January 2022

Employer loses appeal against ACAS uplift after sacking two employees for becoming pregnant at the same time

In Slade and others v Biggs and others Mrs Melissa Biggs and Ms Roxanne Stewart were both employed by Aethelbert Limited, which operates Woodlands Castle...

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New data shows there won’t be gender equality in local councils until 2077

12 January 2022

11 January 2022

Morrisons team leader loses unfair dismissal claim after pulling colleague’s hijab down

In the case of Mrs Natalie McGonigle v WM Morrisons Supermarkets Plc a supermarket team leader pulled down her Muslim colleague's hijab without her consent...

10 January 2022

Tribunal rules that fear of catching Covid is “not a protected belief”

Legal Futures reports that a woman’s fear of catching Covid-19 and the need to protect herself and others is not a philosophical belief for the...

10 January 2022

Food scientist wins unfair dismissal claim after being sacked while caring for his wife who had cancer

In the case of Ward v Arthur Branwell & Co. Limited Andrew Ward was a food chemist for food company Arthur Branwell, which is partly...

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Manager loses unfair dismissal claim after saying he was sick to go and catch a flight

7 January 2022

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