Five things we learnt in employment law this week (1 February 2019)
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
Five things we learnt in employment law this week (January 21 2019)
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
Five things we learnt in employment law this week (23 November 2018)
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
Five things we learnt in employment law this week (26 October 2018)
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
Five things we learnt in employment law this week (5 October 2018)
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that an employee stating “I give one month’s notice” was not a resignation, but rather notice to transfer to … Read More
Five things we learnt in employment law this week (16 March 2018)
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
Majority of employers fail to embrace neurodiversity
While ten per cent of the UK population is in some way neurodivergent, only one in ten organisations consider neurodiversity in their people management practices. … Read More
Five things we learnt in Employment Law this week (12 January 2018)
The Court of Appeal has held that, if an employee is subjected to discriminatory demotion, he cannot simply refuse to work until the wrong is … Read More
Employers must do more to support staff with hearing loss
More than half of people living with deafness and hearing loss feel they can’t be open about it in the workplace, says new research. This … Read More
Five things we learnt in Employment Law this week (22 December 2017)
A former employee of a property firm has won an unfair dismissal case after she was made redundant two months into her maternity leave and … Read More