Employment tribunals: ‘I sued my boss and won’ – BBC News
‘In the early stages of a difficult second pregnancy, Charlotte Loubser had been sick, nauseous and found herself unable get out of bed.’
BBC News, 23rd July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: employment tribunals
MoJ used failed sex offender treatment ‘unlawfully’ – BBC News
‘The Ministry of Justice acted “unlawfully” in allowing the Sex Offender Treatment Programme to continue for five years – despite initial research which suggested it wasn’t working, a government analyst has said.’
BBC News, 16th july 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Costs award overturned after judge read ‘without prejudice’ letters – Litigation Futures
‘A judge was wrong to make a costs order after viewing ‘without prejudice’ material relating to settlement discussions that was not marked “save as to costs”, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 9th July 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Tribunal rejects paralegal’s disability discrimination claim – Legal Futures
‘An employment tribunal has comprehensively rejected a disability discrimination claim brought by a paralegal who worked for well-known personal injury firm Ralli.’
Legal Futures, 5th July 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Employment tribunals “suffering from lack of resources” – Litigation Futures
‘The employment tribunal system is still not coping with the increased demands on it since fees were abolished in 2017, with lawyers reporting that delays have worsened from an already parlous state a year ago.’
Litigation Futures, 1st July 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Former paratroopers sue army over ‘years of racism from soldiers’ – The Guardian
‘A black former paratrooper has said he and a colleague had to endure years of racism in his army unit, with fellow soldiers decorating the barracks they shared with Nazi flags and pictures of Adolf Hitler.’
The Guardian, 2nd July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Solicitor can sue firm as employee after ‘informal’ partnership rejected – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A solicitor introduced to an elevated role in her former firm through a historic partnership agreement can make an employment claim as an employee, a tribunal has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 27th June 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Same-sex and single-parent adoption and religious discrimination: Page – Law & Religion UK
‘On 19 June 2019, the Employment Appeal Tribunal handed down two separate judgments relating to the same appellant, Mr Richard Page: Page v Lord Chancellor & Anor [2019] UKEAT 0304 18 1906 and Page v NHS Trust Development Authority [2019] UKEAT 0183 18 1906. The appeals related to Mr Page’s religious beliefs in relation to his position as a magistrate and as a Non-Executive Director of an NHS Trust, respectively; and the EAT dismissed the appeals in both cases. From the legal perspective, the two cases were not “linked” as such because there was no cross-referencing between them. However, the action taken by the Lord Chancellor’s Department resulted, indirectly, in action being instituted by the NHS, and the following note relates to both judgments.’
Law & Religion UK, 24th June 2019
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
JusticeWatch: Growing ‘justice gap’ in discrimination cases – Legal Voice
‘Victims of discrimination were being denied access to justice and offenders going unchallenged as a result of a ‘failing’ legal aid system, as reported in the Justice Gap.’
Legal Voice, 21st June 2019
Source: legalvoice.org.uk
SDT president: Concerns over civil standard of proof “misplaced” – Legal Futures
‘Concerns over the decision of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) to move from the criminal to the civil standard of proof are “misplaced”, the tribunal’s president has said.’
Legal Futures, 26th June 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
NDAs: MPs call for ban on ‘gagging clauses’ over ‘cover-up’ fears – BBC News
‘MPs have called for a ban on “gagging clauses” used by employers to silence allegations of unlawful discrimination and harassment.’
BBC News, 11th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Medical watchdog GMC needs to regain trust of doctors, finds review – The Guardian
‘The General Medical Council must fundamentally reform to regain the trust of the doctors it regulates and end their “toxic fear” of reprisals if they make mistakes, says a hard-hitting report.’
The Guardian, 6th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Tribunal verdict quashed after judge fell asleep twice during proceedings – Daily Telegraph
‘A judge who repeatedly fell asleep during a case has prompted an appeal court to overturn his verdict.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th June 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police recruit rejected because he was a white heterosexual male joins force which discriminated against him – Daily Telegraph
‘A university graduate will finally get to “follow in his father’s footsteps” as he joins the same police force which rejected him for being a white heterosexual man.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th May 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Not discrimination to pay male officers less for shared parental leave than female officers on maternity leave – UK Police Law Blog
‘The Court of Appeal in (1) Capita Customer Management Ltd v Ali & (2) Chief Constable of Leicestershire v Hextall [2019] EWCA Civ 900, has overturned the Employment Appeal Tribunal and held that employees do not unlawfully discriminate against men when when paying them less for shared parental leave than they pay women when taking enhanced maternity pay as part of maternity leave. Such claims are not sex discrimination claims but equal terms claims, to be brought under the Equal Pay Act 1970, which are bound to fail because they relate to terms of work affording special treatment to woman in connection with pregnancy of childbirth. An appeal to the Supreme Court is possible.’
UK Police Law Blog, 29th May 2019
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
Officials altered records in bisexual prison officer case, judge says – The Guardian
‘An investigation is under way after government officials altered and redacted documents in an employment tribunal case involving a bisexual prison officer, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 28th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Oxbridge can force old professors to retire in order to boost diversity, tribunal ruling suggests – Daily Telegraph
‘Oxford and Cambridge universities can force old professors to retire in order to boost diversity, a tribunal ruling suggests.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd May 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Law firm “sacked staff member by WhatsApp”, tribunal finds – Legal Futures
‘A small law firm sacked its administrator by sending him a brief WhatsApp message – and then backdated his P45 to support an argument that he was actually fired earlier and so his claim was out of time, an employment tribunal has found.’
Legal Futures, 22nd May 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
