Five things we learnt in employment law this week (22 June 2018)
A Tribunal should look at all the circumstances in which an allegation – or statement of position – is made when determining whether it can … Read More
A Tribunal should look at all the circumstances in which an allegation – or statement of position – is made when determining whether it can … Read More
The Supreme Court dismissed Pimlico Plumbers’ appeal against earlier findings that plumbers were workers (and employees for Equality Act purposes) (Pimlico Plumbers Ltd & Mullins … Read More
A trade union has been found vicariously liable for the discriminatory conduct of two of its workplace union officials (Unite the Union v Nailard, Court … Read More
The EAT has held that a tribunal was correct in upholding a dismissal for multiple separate issues, none of which alone constituted gross misconduct. (Mbubaegbu … Read More
Where a contract contains a clause, which requires any variation to be written and signed, an oral variation is ineffective. An important reminder to commit … Read More
A former CEO of Age UK has lost an unfair dismissal claim. The ex-employee was dismissed for gross misconduct in 2016 after a CQC report … Read More
A failure to enhance shared parental leave pay in line with enhanced maternity pay is not direct sex discrimination. The EAT held that the purpose … Read More
Even where a claim provides little or no background information, it should still be accepted and responded to, provided that the respondent could reasonably be … Read More
A Church of England priest who was refused a ministry licence because of his same-sex marriage was not treated unlawfully because the Church’s doctrine on … Read More
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by a former head teacher who was dismissed for misconduct, on the basis that she did not disclose … Read More