Five things we learnt in employment law this week (18 February 2020)
1. A one-off act can amount to a ‘provision, criterion or practice’ provided that it was reasonable to conclude that it would be repeated in … Read More
Five things we learnt in employment law (17 January 2020)
Five things we learnt in employment law this week Samira Ahmed has won an equal pay claim against the BBC. The BBC could not justify … Read More
Five things we learnt in employment law (2 January 2020)
A hearing begins today (2 January) in Norwich Employment Tribunal to determine whether veganism is a “philosophical or religious belief” and protected in law. A … Read More
Five things we learnt in employment law this week (10 December 2019)
1. A university worker has lost their job after an email autocorrected a colleague’s name to “hash brown”. 2. A study has found that disabled … Read More
Five things we learnt in employment law this week (7 November 2019)
Mothercare has announced plans to put its UK operations into administration, putting 2,500 jobs at risk with the closure of around 20 stores. This comes … Read More
Five things we learned in employment law this week (29 October 2019)
The Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of an Employment Judge to strike out parts of a Tribunal claim on the basis that it … Read More
Five things we learnt in employment law this week (22 October 2019)
As part of the Queen’s speech, the government has reiterated its commitment to the Good Work Plan. However, no new legislation has been proposed. … Read More
Five things we learnt in employment law this week (14 October 2019)
A manager who lied about the true reason for an employee’s dismissal, in order to avoid confrontation, was found to have discriminated against her on … Read More
Five things we learnt in employment law (2 September 2019)
A transgender journalist has lost a discrimination claim against a well-known newspaper after a Judge found that the journalist’s redundancy was not as a result … Read More
Five things we learnt in employment law this week (5 August 2019)
The UK’s biggest equal pay case will be considered by the Supreme Court who will determine whether shop floor workers at ASDA are comparable to … Read More