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 (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
Sexual harassment allegations: how can employers get the balance right?
As the #MeToo campaign continues to give workers the courage to bring sexual harassment claims, employers are under more scrutiny than ever before. Charlie Thompson, Associate … Read More
Five things we learnt in employment law this week (July 31)
The Supreme Court has found that a Police Commissioner did not owe a duty of care to protect individual officers from risk of reputational harm … Read More
Legal obligation on employers to prevent sexual harassment
Sexual harassment in the workplace has become ‘normalised’ due to corrosive working cultures, says the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The commission has launched … Read More
Is it OK to hug at work?
Touch in the workplace is a major issue. Sexual harassment claims are sweeping the globe from Hollywood to the Houses of Parliament, doctors being advised … Read More
How to deal with sexual harassment complaints at work
With sexual harassment in the news – from #MeToo to the Presidents Club – what do employers need to know about handling complaints? Elizabeth Stevens, a … Read More
Case law summary: third party liability – from Bernard Manning to the Presidents club
Third party liability has been thrown into the spotlight this week, in the wake of the Presidents Club scandal. Here, Paul McFarlane, a partner at … Read More
The Presidents Club, sexual harassment and third party liability
In the wake of the Presidents Club scandal, where hostesses were allegedly groped and sexually harassed, we asked leading employment solicitors for their views. Is … Read More
The Presidents Club: what employers need to know
Employers always need to be mindful of the risk of claims against them if their staff are harassed at work. As the events that took … Read More