An 88-year-old woman has brought a case of unfair dismissal against an NHS trust, making her the oldest person to bring an age discrimination case in the UK. Eileen Jolly, an NHS secretary at Royal…
Why businesses need to take party season seriously
Senior partner dismissed and fined after drunken sexual behaviour with colleague A recent high-profile employment law case could prompt more businesses to adopt policies on how their staff should behave when drinking with colleagues, even…
Clarks CEO fails in unfair dismissal claim after making inappropriate comments at work
Are CEOs subject to employee codes of conduct? A recent Tribunal decision confirmed that this is the case, even in large, multi-national organisations. After being asked to resign for failing to follow the company’s conduct…
Employment tribunal rules diabetic bank manager was unfairly dismissed
An employment tribunal has ruled that a bank manager was discriminated against and unfairly dismissed from his role following mistakenly locking a customer in a branch for three hours due to the effects of his…
Asda heads to supreme court over equal pay dispute
Now we are in an era where companies are forced to publish their gender pay gap, employers could be forgiven for thinking that gender pay reporting has superseded pre-existing equal pay laws, however this could…
Researching how to whistleblow can receive the same legal protection as whistleblowing
A recent case brought at an employment tribunal has shown that employees who look into how to blow the whistle on their employer can rely on the same legal protections as actual whistleblowers. Background to…
Tribunal rules in favour of pregnant woman with working hours concern
A recent employment tribunal ruling has highlighted the cautiousness needed when dismissing a pregnant woman from employment, as well as the need to consider workers’ rights under Working Time Regulations. Background to the case Peart…
Amendment in employment tribunal claim leads to rejection
A recent employment appeal tribunal (EAT) case, E.ON Control Solutions Ltd v Caspall, has highlighted that employment claims can be rejected following previously being allowed to be amended. It is viewed that the employment tribunal…
Is it misconduct for an employee to make a covert recording?
It may be a question at the back of many employers’ minds: what if an employee makes a covert recording in the workplace? There has been a light shone on this topic in the recent…
Restrictive covenants: what employers need to be aware of
A recent case before the Supreme Court, Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd, has found unenforceable wide wording can be cut out of a non-compete restrictive covenant in an employment contract, enabling the remaining wording to…