Employment Tribunal
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In Thompson v Scancrown Ltd (trading as Manors), the Employment Tribunal held that a refusal of a female employee’s request for flexible working, which would have enabled her to collect...
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In Handley v Tatenhill Aviation Limited, the Employment Tribunal held that an employee was unfairly dismissed for procedural reasons when they were made redundant by their employer even though it...
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In the recent case of De Lacey v Wechseln Ltd t/a The Andrew Hill Salon, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) have held that a constructive dismissal may be discriminatory, even...
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In Mhindurwa v Lovingangels Care Limited, the Employment Tribunal held that an employee was unfairly dismissed when her employer failed to consider using the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“Furlough...
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Workers have won a Supreme Court ruling against the supermarket giant, Asda, in a judgment that could lead to millions of pounds worth of equal pay claims against supermarkets. Background...
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The Employment Tribunal (ET) has issued a road map for 2021/22, which outlines the steps it will take over the coming months as the restrictions begin to ease. The ET...
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The Supreme Court has ruled in a long-awaited judgment that care workers are not entitled to the national minimum wage for periods when they are asleep on shift. Facts Mrs...
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Following from the Prime Ministers announcement of the Covid-19 roadmap, The Lord Chief Justice has confirmed that over the next few months criminal and civil Court hearings will begin to...
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In the recent case Allay (UK) Ltd v Gehlen, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruled that an employer’s race discrimination training was ‘stale’ and the employer could have taken further...
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In the recent case of Varnish v British Cycling, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that a professional sportsperson who is paid by lottery grants and sponsorship is not...
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The case of Chief Constable of Leicestershire v Hextall was heard by the Court of Appeal last year, in the conjoined appeal with Ali v Capita. The question before the...
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The Good Work Plan was a consultation following the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices. Following that consultation, various pieces of legislation are to be enacted. Generally, the Good Work...
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