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Terminating Employment – Who Really Makes the Decision?

Discriminatory motives based on the protected characteristics of the Equality Act shouldn’t drive the decision-making process in any dismissal…
3 years ago
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Unpredictable to more predictable working hours changes in 2023

2023 sees a lot of new legislation planned that will affect employers and employees and once such bill is the…
3 years ago
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Is using the F-Bomb at work still offensive?

On 20 April 2020, Dadhania attended a meeting with her supervisor Mr Pell. Dadhania claimed that during the meeting Mr…
3 years ago
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Bathgate v Technip UK – Can future discrimination claims be covered by Settlement Agreements?

The Equality Act does not allow for settlement of unknown future claims even where the wording of a Settlement Agreement…
4 years ago
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To like, or not to like – that is the question? Unfairly dismissed for liking social media post

An employee of a pub in Lincolnshire was unfairly dismissed for liking a social media post that criticised her ‘wildly…
4 years ago
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Landmark Decision for Asda Workers

In a landmark Supreme Court decision, retail employees of Asda are now one step closer to succeeding in their claim…
5 years ago
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National Minimum Wage and ‘Sleep-in’ Shifts

The Supreme Court has ruled that ‘sleep-in shift time’ is not considered ‘work’ for the purposes of the national minimum…
5 years ago
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Balancing conflicting views in the workplace

If an employee is in a job which requires them to apply a non-biased approach, they should not allow personal…
5 years ago
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Fair dismissal after refusal to wear a face mask

In the first case of its kind, an Employment Tribunal has ruled that it was fair to dismiss an employee…
5 years ago