In a busy month in the courts and tribunals, an employer was liable for psychiatric injury caused by a flawed disciplinary process. The High Court found that TUPE didn’t transfer an employer’s vicarious liability for an...more
Discrimination-related issues were the hot topic in April. The Supreme Court decision on what the word “sex” means was significant and received much attention. In our view, the equality law call for evidence is likely to be...more
Although there’s been no further progress on the Employment Rights Bill, the courts and tribunals had an active month. The Court of Appeal opined on freedom of expression in the workplace, and the EAT considered injury to...more
An employee will succeed with an indirect sex discrimination claim if she can show that her employer applied a provision, criterion or practice (PCP) that put women (including the employee) at a disadvantage when compared...more
In this weeks issue: Who knew? Women less likely to be able to accommodate certain working patterns Spring in the step - Deliveroo riders not workers for trade union recognition Going, going, gone - final edition of the...more
Cashiered – supermarket staff succeed in Supreme Court -
To bring an equal pay claim, an employee has to point to a comparator of the opposite sex doing like work, work rated as equivalent or work of equal value. If the...more
4/12/2021
/ Adoption ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Holiday Pay ,
International Labor Laws ,
Parental Leave ,
Sex Discrimination ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Wage and Hour
Tell it like it is – email referring to potentially discriminatory conduct not a protected act -
In Chalmers v Airpoint Ltd the EAT in Scotland found that an employee had not done a protected act for the purposes of a...more
No need to know that reason for unfavourable treatment arises from disability -
Employees can only succeed with a claim of unfavourable treatment arising from a disability if the employer knows that they have a disability....more
5/21/2018
/ Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Gig Economy ,
Harassment ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
Parental Leave ,
Sex Discrimination ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal
Weekly newsletter on employment matters.
In this weeks issue:
- Ask the right question – disability and occupational health advice
- All work and no pay – standby time at home was working time
- Going up –...more
Weekly newsletter on employment matters.
In this weeks issue:
- Wide reach – tribunal could hear claims against workers based abroad...
- Is sex discrimination law fit for purpose?
...more
In this weeks issue:
- New right to parental bereavement leave...
- Answer the question – dismissal fair although misconduct was not gross misconduct...
- That old chestnut – height requirement was indirect sex...more
10/24/2017
/ Bereavement Leave ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
Don't ask, don't get – data subject access requests and litigation -
The Court of Appeal has provided further guidance on responding to data subject access requests made in the context of litigation – in this case...more
3/13/2017
/ Appeals ,
Data Subjects Rights ,
Disclosure ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Sex Discrimination ,
TUPE ,
UK ,
UK Data Protection Act ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Wrongful Termination
Flesh on the bones? Pay gap reporting guidance published -
When the draft Gender Pay Gap Reporting Regulations (the Regulations) were published in December 2016, the government promised further guidance to help employers...more
2/6/2017
/ Equal Pay ,
Fees ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Maternity Leave ,
Paternity Leave ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Wage and Hour