What happened? In Barton v Royal Borough of Greenwich, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (the "EAT") decided that an employee was fairly dismissed for misconduct after failing to adhere to his employer's instructions not to...more
What happened?
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) recently decided that an Australian citizen, working remotely from Australia for a British company, was entitled to bring unfair dismissal and whistleblowing claims...more
In Clyde & Co LLP v Bates van Winkelhof, the Supreme Court decided that a member of an LLP (who was also a full equity partner) was a “worker” for the purposes of whistleblowing legislation. Although the judgment does not...more
In Norbrook Laboratories (GB) Ltd v Shaw, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decided that three emails from a manager raising concerns about the dangers of driving in snow amounted to a ‘qualifying disclosure’, thereby...more