Five things we learnt in employment law this week (11 February 2019)
Female Asda store workers can compare themselves with male depot employees for the purposes of an equal pay claim, despite working at completely different sites. … Read More
Female Asda store workers can compare themselves with male depot employees for the purposes of an equal pay claim, despite working at completely different sites. … Read More
The Supreme Court has ruled that two aspects of the criminal conviction disclosure scheme are unlawful: the requirement to separate each offence into a separate … Read More
The EAT has ruled that a comment by an Employment Judge to a barrister that there was no need to lie, after mishearing the representative, … Read More
Employment Tribunals are not bound to follow an agreed list of issues when determining cases. They must decide cases in accordance with the law as … Read More
An employer cannot lawfully terminate a contract of employment on the grounds of ill-health if the effect of doing so would be to deprive the … Read More
A worker whose disability (PTSD) manifested itself in a tendency to steal was not discriminated against. The Tribunal rejected his claim that his PTSD led … Read More
1. The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld the decision that Addison Lee drivers are workers. 2. In an equal pay claim, a worker remains in … Read More
A worker who doesn’t seek to take all their minimum holiday before the end of the year can carry forward the untaken leave unless the … Read More
Under the NHS Violence Reduction Strategy, which was announced this week, nurses and doctors will be given better protection, as statistics show that more than … Read More
1. The Court of Appeal has upheld an earlier finding that Morrison Supermarkets are vicariously liable for an employee’s criminal disclosure of employee data (Wm … Read More