‘A magistrates court’s administration officer has been awarded more than £27,000 after succeeding in her disability discrimination employment tribunal claim against the secretary of state for justice.’
Law Society's Gazette, 3rd September 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘During an average shift on the shop floor at Next, Helen Scarsbrook has to remain polite and keep smiling while she makes split-second judgments about which customers need help and which need to be tactfully discouraged from shoplifting and ushered out of the store.’
The Guardian, 1st September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Employment Tribunal has found that ‘XYchromosomeGuy’ who objected to his local authority employer’s pronouns policy was fairly dismissed. Jo Moseley looks at the lessons from the case.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘To what extent can employers appoint or promote someone because they have a protected characteristic that is under-represented in their organisation? Jo Moseley analyses a recent Employment Tribunal ruling involving a police force.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A paralegal at a London law firm who was unfairly dismissed – leaving her dreams of becoming a solicitor in tatters – has been awarded damages of more than £100,000.’
Legal Futures, 27th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘More than 3,500 current and former workers at Next have won the final stage of a six-year legal battle for equal pay.’
BBC News, 27th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An equality and diversity officer who successfully sued her university employer for discrimination has criticised the sector’s failures to tackle racism in an exclusive interview with The Independent.’
The Independent, 26th August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A legal business did not know a solicitor was disabled and had bipolar disorder when it decided to withdraw his job offer, an employment tribunal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 20th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A solicitor can continue a claim that he was unfairly dismissed for blowing the whistle about biased work allocation practices at a law firm, a judge has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 19th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A paralegal, who could not work full-time due to her disability, has succeeded in an employment claim after a judge found she was made redundant for being a part-time employee.’
Law Society's Gazette, 16th August 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Law firm employees have succeeded in their employment tribunal claim over unauthorised deductions from their wages after the sole practitioner of the firm unexpectedly died.’
Law Society's Gazette, 13th August 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A salaried partner in the London office of a leading Canadian law firm has won his case for unfair dismissal after a tribunal rejected its claim that he was made redundant.’
Legal Futures, 6th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In Addison Lee Limited v Afshar and others [2014] EAT 114, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) has given important guidance on the principles which govern the making of deposit orders under rule 39 of the Employment Tribunals Rules of Procedure and has considered the appropriateness of deposit orders in a case involving multiple claimants where some of the issues to be determined had been decided against the respondent in earlier proceedings involving different claimants.’
Old Square Chambers, 18th July 2024
Source: oldsquare.co.uk
‘The EAT handed down its judgment in the case of Godfrey v Natwest Markets plc [2024] EAT 81 on 24 May 2024.’
Parklane Plowden Chambers, 27th June 2024
Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk
‘In Williams and ors v Compair Maxam [1982] ICR 156, the EAT laid down guidelines that a reasonable employer is expected to follow when undertaking dismissal by reason of redundancy and against which fairness or unfairness under s.98(4) ERA is judged. The fifth principle, at [162F], is: ‘The employer will seek to see whether instead of dismissing an employee he could offer him alternative employment.’’
Cloisters, 29th July 2024
Source: www.cloisters.com
‘Further to the notices relating to Jonathan Fletcher posted by the Diocese of Southwark and the Metropolitan Police, it is perhaps timely to include a link to the Attorney General’s Note, Contempt of court and social media.’
Law & Religion UK, 14th July 2024
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘With the rules on Flexible Working having changed on 6 April 2024, the remote vs office-based working debate which has been the subject of several workplace disputes and tribunal claims since the Covid-19 pandemic shows no sign of abating. It is therefore important that employers are familiar with the changes having come into force to ensure compliance with any future requests, writes David Leach.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th July 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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