Swearing at work is particularly common in north of England, judge says – The Guardian

Posted November 6th, 2024 in employment, employment tribunals, judges, news, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘As every southerner knows, people from the north of England will not eat chips without gravy, insist on talking to every stranger they meet and often sport a flat cap when walking the whippet. But do they also swear more? In an employment tribunal judgment that raises further questions about regional stereotypes, a judge has suggested that swearing in the workplace is particularly common in the north.’

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The Guardian, 5th November 2024

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Employment Rights Bill: An Overview – 12 King’s Bench Walk

Posted November 5th, 2024 in bills, chambers articles, employment, news by tracey

‘The Employment Rights Bill, introduced to Parliament on 10 October 2024, is said to be the first phase of delivering Labour’s 2Plan to Make Work Pay” and follows the Government’s manifesto commitment to introduce (draft) legislation within the first 100 days of coming to office.’

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12 King’s Bench Walk, 4th November 2024

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Legal issue on ‘negligent’ advice from NHS England arises in long Covid litigation – Law Society’s Gazette

‘A judge has declined to decide whether NHS trusts which relied on ‘negligent’ advice from NHS England during the pandemic are liable for frontline healthcare workers’ long Covid.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 31st October 2024

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Preventing sexual harassment in the workplace – how to prepare for the party season – Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog

‘It seems somewhat apt, then, that the mandatory duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace has come into force (the Preventative Duty)—just in time for this year’s Christmas parties. Employers have long been subject to a legal duty to provide a safe and supportive working environment for all staff but this new duty takes things further.’

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Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog, 30th October 2024

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Bill seeks to improve UK workplace violence and harassment protections – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 31st, 2024 in bills, employment, equality, harassment, health & safety, news, violence, women by michael

‘A bill which seeks to impose specific duties on employers to improve protections against violence and harassment, especially for women and girls, as part of their obligations to ensure workplace health safety and wellbeing is currently being considered by the UK parliament.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th October 2024

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Disability-related absences and dismissal – Local Government Lawyer

‘Should dismissals for disability-related absences be pleaded as direct discrimination? Robin Pickard examines a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case involving a local authority.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 30th October 2024

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Mental health challenges “costing large law firms millions” – Legal Futures

Posted October 30th, 2024 in employment, law firms, mental health, news, statistics by tracey

‘Mental health challenges are costing large law firms millions of pounds every year and reducing productivity by 19%, a report has indicated.’

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Legal Futures, 30th October 2024

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Axiom Ince: SRA faces enforcement action by LSB following damning report – Law Society’s Gazette

‘The solicitors’ regulator is to face unprecedented enforcement action under the Legal Services Act following the discovery of a catalogue of failures in its handling of the 2023 collapse of law firm Axiom Ince.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 29th October 2024

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Axiom Ince: What the independent review recommends – Law Society’s Gazette

‘The Carson McDowell review into the regulatory events leading up to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s intervention into Axiom Ince culminates with four pages of recommendations.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 29th October 2024

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Firms must prevent sexual harassment at work under new law – BBC News

Posted October 29th, 2024 in complaints, disciplinary procedures, employment, harassment, news, regulations by tracey

‘Employers must take steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, under a new law. The Worker Protection Act also states employers must discipline or hold accountable those who are found guilty of sexual harassment.’

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BBC News, 26th October 2024

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Extra time – Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog

Posted October 24th, 2024 in appeals, chambers articles, employment, news, Supreme Court, taxation by sally

‘Waqar Shah and Andy Norris analyse the latest decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Professional Game Match Officials Ltd, which has been referred back to the First-tier Tribunal.’

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Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog, 22nd October 2024

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The price of discrimination: school ordered to pay £850,000 to an autistic teacher who it viewed as a ‘persistent complainer’ – Local Government Lawyer

‘Jo Moseley considers the lessons schools and colleges can learn from a recent tribunal decision which involved an autistic teacher who was dismissed after making a number of complaints about various aspects of his employment over a three year period.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 23rd October 2024

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Woman sacked after getting pregnant on maternity leave gets £28,000 payout – The Independent

‘A woman has been given a payout of more than£28,000 after a tribunal found she was laid off from her job because she returned from maternity leave pregnant.’

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The Independent, 23rd October 2024

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Harrods settling more than 250 claims over alleged sexual misconduct by Mohamed Al Fayed – The Independent

Posted October 22nd, 2024 in compensation, Crown Prosecution Service, employment, news, police, rape, sexual offences by tracey

‘More than 250 people are settling compensation claims over alleged historic sexual misconduct by former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed.’

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The Independent, 22nd October 2024

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Court “lacks jurisdiction” to protect party’s lawyers from abuse – Legal Futures

Posted October 21st, 2024 in appeals, confidentiality, employment, harassment, injunctions, jurisdiction, law firms, news by tracey

‘The High Court does not have jurisdiction to grant claimants a protective injunction stopping a defendant from harassing their lawyers, a judge has ruled.’

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Legal Futures, 21st October 2024

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Bailiff who took emotional support dog on jobs loses discrimination case – The Guardian

‘A bailiff who took her miniature Yorkshire terrier on debt collection jobs has lost her case for discrimination after being told she was not entitled to have an emotional support dog at work.’

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The Guardian, 18th October 2024

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Damages as an adequate remedy in Employee Competition claims – Blackstone Chambers

Posted October 18th, 2024 in chambers articles, competition, damages, employment, injunctions, news by sally

‘Much ink will be spilt over the Supreme Court’s decision in Tesco Stores v USDAW [2024] UKSC 28 relating to an implied contractual term preventing Tesco from firing (and then rehiring) employees in order to remove guaranteed retained pay, and consequential injunctive relief to prevent the same. Here, I consider only one issue from that decision that impacts on applications for injunctions in the employee competition sphere: the question of damages as an adequate remedy.’

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Blackstone Chambers, 23rd September 2024

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Anti-Zionism as a protected belief: final judgment in Miller v University of Bristol – Law & Religion UK

‘In February, we posted Anti-Zionism as a protected belief: Miller, which commented on the case of Dr David Miller v University of Bristol [2024] ET 1400780/2022. Dr Miller had been appointed Professor of Political Sociology at the University from 1 September 2018, but in 2019 there were complaints about his conduct, including what was said to be his use of antisemitic language. The Community Security Trust charity said that a lecture he had given had been a “false, vile, anti-Semitic slur”. The University appointed an independent barrister to investigate this as part of its internal complaints procedure, who concluded on 4 December 2020 that there was no formal case to answer in connection with any of the matters investigated.’

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Law & Religion UK, 16th October 2024

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Booking referees: Supreme Court rules on employment status of part-time football officials – Employment & Discrimination Blog, 12 King’s Bench Walk

Posted October 16th, 2024 in appeals, chambers articles, employment, news, sport, Supreme Court by tracey

‘The case concerned the employment status of part-time football referees who officiated professional football matches in the English Football League.’

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Employment & Discrimination Blog, 12 King's Bench Walk, 12th October 2024

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Employment Rights Bill to bring once-in-a-generation change for UK employers – OUT-LAW.com

‘The new Employment Rights Bill introduced by the UK government represents one of the most significant single items of employment legislation ever to be published, an expert has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th October 2024

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