Five things we learnt in employment law this week (24 June 2019)
1. In the case of a worker on long-term sick leave, carry-over of unused holiday can be limited to the minimum four weeks prescribed by … Read More
1. In the case of a worker on long-term sick leave, carry-over of unused holiday can be limited to the minimum four weeks prescribed by … Read More
An employer did not infringe an employee’s human rights by using material from his phone, which had previously been seized by the Police, during a … Read More
The Court of Appeal has ruled that it is not discriminatory to pay men on Shared Parental Leave less than an enhanced rate paid to … Read More
1. A study has found that solicitors are more likely to be bullied by their colleagues than individuals within other sectors 2. The Court of … Read More
1. A study by Total Jobs found that 76% of UK workers want physical contact, such as hugs, to be reduced in the workplace. 2. … Read More
The EAT has held that receptionists who were on call from evening to morning were not working “on time work” and therefore not entitled to … Read More
The EAT has held that where a claimant has a mistaken belief about their disability, unfavourable treatment will not arise where the employer acts in … Read More
The Court of Appeal has held that, where a ‘special case’ worker is unable to take an uninterrupted rest break, the employer does not have … Read More
A prison officer who suffered a campaign of discrimination and harassment due to his sexuality (including being physically assaulted, squirted with water, and his colleagues … Read More
The EAT has found that it was not direct religious discrimination to dismiss a teacher at an ultra-orthodox Jewish nursey who refused to lie about … Read More