Category: unfair dismissal

Appeal judge orders re-hearing of employment claim against council where most of written reasons of tribunal were copied from evidence or submissions of local authority – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 27th, 2024 in age discrimination, appeals, employment, employment tribunals, equality, evidence, harassment, local government, news, sex discrimination, unfair dismissal by sally

‘The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ordered a re-hearing of claims by an ex-employee against a local authority, after finding that most of the Employment Tribunal’s written reasons were copied from the council’s witness evidence or written submissions.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 26th November 2024

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Protected Conversations under section 111A of the Employment Rights Act – Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog

Posted November 26th, 2024 in agreements, employment tribunals, evidence, news, redundancy, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘The recent EAT Judgment in Gallagher v McKinnon’s Auto and Tyres Limited is a useful decision for employers, having upheld the employer’s position regarding the inadmissibility of evidence relating to what was said in some pre-termination negotiations.’

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Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog, 20th November 2024

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Swimming coaches win unfair dismissal tribunal – BBC News

Posted November 18th, 2024 in employment, employment tribunals, news, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘Two swimming coaches were unfairly dismissed and subjected to “unfounded” comments about safeguarding concerns, an employment tribunal has found.’

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BBC News, 18th November 2024

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Disabled paralegal’s £41k damages over unfair law firm dismissal – Legal Futures

Posted November 11th, 2024 in damages, disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment, employment tribunals, equality, law firms, news, paralegals, sex discrimination, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘A paralegal has been awarded £41,000 in damages against a law firm that unfairly dismissed and discriminated against her because she could not work full-time due to disability.’

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Legal Futures, 11th November 2024

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City firm unfairly dismissed associate over party misconduct claims – Legal Futures

Posted November 7th, 2024 in disciplinary procedures, employment tribunals, law firms, news, solicitors, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘A leading City law firm unfairly dismissed a senior associate for sexual misconduct after a defective investigation and disciplinary process, an employment tribunal has ruled.’

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Legal Futures, 7th November 2024

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Man City ordered to pay Benjamin Mendy up to £11m after unfair dismissal claim over sex charges – The Independent

Posted November 7th, 2024 in damages, news, sexual offences, sport, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘Benjamin Mendy has won the majority of his £11m claim against Manchester City for unpaid wages after the club stopped paying his salary when he was charged with rape and sexual assault.’

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The Independent, 6th November 2024

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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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Whistleblowing: Detriment and Dismissal Cases – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 4th, 2024 in chambers articles, dismissal, equality, news, sex discrimination, unfair dismissal, vicarious liability, whistleblowers by tracey

‘In the second session of our Autumn/Winter Employment Series, Nick Bidnell-Edwards and Safia Tharoo provide a concise review of whistleblowing law for detriment and dismissal claims, including recent developments, followed by practical tips on how to bring and to defend the claims.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 1st November 2024

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Disability-related absences and dismissal – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 30th, 2024 in appeals, disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment, employment tribunals, equality, local government, news, social services, unfair dismissal by tracey

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

Posted October 23rd, 2024 in autism, complaints, disability discrimination, disabled persons, disciplinary procedures, employment, equality, local government, news, personal injuries, psychiatric damage, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘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

Posted October 23rd, 2024 in employment, employment tribunals, maternity leave, news, pregnancy, redundancy, unfair dismissal by tracey

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

Posted October 17th, 2024 in disciplinary procedures, employment, employment tribunals, equality, freedom of expression, Israel, Judaism, news, unfair dismissal, universities by sally

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

Posted October 11th, 2024 in bills, employment, equality, flexible working, industrial action, news, sick leave, trade unions, unfair dismissal by sally

‘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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Protected beliefs and pronouns policies – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 28th, 2024 in employment, employment tribunals, equality, freedom of expression, gender, local government, news, professional conduct, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘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.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 28th August 2024

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Paralegal unfairly dismissed by firm awarded £105,000 damages – Legal Futures

Posted August 27th, 2024 in contract of employment, damages, disability discrimination, employment tribunals, harassment, law firms, news, paralegals, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘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.’

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Legal Futures, 27th August 2024

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Tribunal allows solicitor to continue with ‘unfair work allocation’ claim – Legal Futures

Posted August 19th, 2024 in disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment, employment tribunals, equality, law firms, news, solicitors, unfair dismissal, whistleblowers by tracey

‘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.’

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Legal Futures, 19th August 2024

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Part-time paralegal succeeds in employment tribunal over ‘sham’ redundancy exercise – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 19th, 2024 in disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment, employment tribunals, equality, law firms, news, paralegals, part-time work, redundancy, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘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.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 16th August 2024

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Successful EAT appeal on fairness of dismissal for redundancy – Cloisters

Posted July 29th, 2024 in chambers articles, employment tribunals, news, redundancy, unfair dismissal by sally

‘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.’’

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Cloisters, 29th July 2024

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Law and religion roundup – Law & Religion UK

Posted July 19th, 2024 in appeals, Charity Commission, Christianity, Church of England, coronavirus, employment, employment tribunals, freedom of expression, government departments, news, planning, school children, unfair dismissal, vaccination by michael

‘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.’

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Law & Religion UK, 14th July 2024

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Woman wins payout after boss coughed in her face during Covid pandemic – The Guardian

Posted July 16th, 2024 in coronavirus, damages, news, unfair dismissal, victimisation, Wales by tracey

‘An employer has been told to pay more than £26,000 to a former worker for deliberately coughing in her face during the Covid pandemic.’

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The Guardian, 16th July 2024

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