Category: employment tribunals

Fine for senior partner who “accidentally” discriminated against colleague on grounds of age and religion – Legal Futures

Posted April 3rd, 2017 in age discrimination, costs, employment tribunals, fines, harassment, legal disciplinary practices, news, religious discrimination, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority, victimisation by sally

‘A senior partner who was found by an employment tribunal to have discriminated against, harassed and victimised a former equity partner at his firm, has been fined £2,000 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT), which found his culpability to be “low” as his behaviour had “just crossed the line into discrimination”.’

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Legal Futures, 3rd April 2017

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£1,200 cost for unfair dismissal claims is challenged in UK’s highest court – The Guardian

Posted March 27th, 2017 in employment tribunals, fees, lord chancellor, news, Supreme Court, trade unions, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘Steep rises in fees for bringing unfair dismissal claims at employment tribunals – which have led to a 70% fall in the number of cases – are to be challenged at the UK’s highest court.’

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The Guardian, 27th march 2017

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Still no time off for religious observance: Gareddu in the EAT – Law & Religion UK

Posted March 10th, 2017 in appeals, employment tribunals, holidays, news, religious discrimination by sally

‘The issue of whether or not attendance at religious festivals in Sardinia could be a genuine manifestation of religion or religious belief been rehearsed again, before an Employment Appeal Tribunal.’

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Law & Religion UK, 10th March 2017

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Museum workers win employment tribunal case against council – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 9th, 2017 in employment tribunals, local government, news, remuneration by sally

‘Brighton & Hove City Council has lost an employment tribunal case brought by its museum staff over unlawful deductions from wages.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 9th March 2017

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First Uber, now DX – union brings legal action over “forced self-employed” workers – Legal Futures

Posted March 9th, 2017 in employment, employment tribunals, news, self-employment, trade unions by sally

‘DX has become the latest delivery company to face legal claims that it is taking advantage of the ‘gig economy’ by forcing workers into bogus self-employment, after the GMB union announced it was to start legal action on behalf of members working as couriers.’

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Legal Futures, 8th March 2017

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BBC reporter Sally Chidzoy’s tribunal struck out for ‘unreasonable conduct’ – BBC News

Posted March 3rd, 2017 in BBC, employment tribunals, news, sex discrimination, striking out, victimisation by tracey

‘A veteran BBC TV reporter who claimed she was the victim of a “witch-hunt” had her employment tribunal case struck out for unreasonable conduct.’

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BBC News, 2nd March 2017

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Tax barrister plans to take Uber to court over alleged £20m black hole – The Guardian

Posted February 22nd, 2017 in employment tribunals, foreign companies, HM Revenue & Customs, minimum wage, news, queen's counsel, self-employment, sex discrimination, sexual offences, taxis, transport, VAT by sally

‘A leading tax lawyer is planning to challenge Uber in the courts over what he alleges could be a £20m-a-year black hole in its tax payments in the UK.’

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The Guardian, 21st February 2017

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Plumbing the depths of employment status as the gig economy gathers steam – Cloisters

Posted February 21st, 2017 in appeals, contract of employment, employment, employment tribunals, flexible working, news, self-employment by sally

‘Akua Reindorf analyses Pimlico Plumbers v Smith in the Court of Appeal and provides a round-up of employment status reports and inquiries.’

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Cloisters, 10th February 2017

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Martin Fodder on Whistleblowing: The Importance of Asking the Right Questions – Littleton Chambers

Posted February 20th, 2017 in data protection, disclosure, dismissal, employment tribunals, news, whistleblowers by sally

‘The judgment of the EAT in Eiger Securities LLP v Korshunova [2016] UKEAT 0149_16_0212, 6th December 2016 has attracted a fair amount of comment. It concerned the claims by a broker, Ms Korshunova, that 3 client accounts had been allocated away from her and she had then been dismissed because she had made a protected disclosure as to the impropriety of her manager (Mr Ashton) using her password and terminal. The ET upheld claims of detriment and dismissal for whistleblowing. The EAT (Slade J) remitted the case allowing 3 of the 5 grounds of appeal. ‘

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Littleton Chambers, 23rd January 2017

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Joseph Bryan: High Heels and Workplace Dress Codes – Is Discrimination Law Working? – Littleton Chambers

Posted February 20th, 2017 in employment, employment tribunals, equality, news, sex discrimination by sally

‘In December 2015 Nicola Thorp, employed by reception agency Portico, turned up for her first day of work as a temporary receptionist at PwC. She was wearing smart flat shoes, but was told that Portico’s policy required women to wear heels between two and four inches high. She was given an ultimatum: go out and buy high heels or go home. Ms Thorp refused to buy a new pair. When she challenged the policy, her manager sent her home without pay.’

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Littleton Chambers, 30th January 2017

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Katherine Apps on New Data Protection Case from Court of Appeal – Littleton Chambers

Posted February 17th, 2017 in data protection, disclosure, employment, employment tribunals, news by sally

‘Following the case of Durant v Financial Services Authority [2004] FSR 573 it became common for an employer to resist providing disclosure to an employee who makes a subject access request under the Data Protection Act 1998 wholly or mainly in order to obtain material which would assist in pursuing litigation.’

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Littleton Chambers, 16th February 2017

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Approaching Deposit Orders After H v Ishmail – Littleton Chambers

Posted February 17th, 2017 in deposits, employment tribunals, news by sally

‘Deposit orders can be a useful tool for respondents facing unmeritorious claims. This is particularly true for discrimination or whistleblowing claims, which are notoriously difficult to get struck out. A separate deposit order can be made in respect of each allegation in a claim, not just each claim, and this can be useful where the claims make wide-ranging allegations over a long period.’

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Littleton Chambers, 19th January 2017

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BBC reporter Sally Chidzoy’s employment tribunal case struck out – BBC News

Posted February 14th, 2017 in BBC, employment tribunals, false imprisonment, news, sex discrimination, striking out by sally

‘A BBC TV reporter who claimed she was the victim of a “witch-hunt” has had her case struck out by an employment tribunal.’

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BBC News, 13th February 2017

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‘Self-employed’ plumber had rights as ‘worker’, but not employee, appeal court rules – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 13th, 2017 in appeals, casual workers, disability discrimination, employment tribunals, holiday pay, news, self-incrimination, unfair dismissal by sally

‘A purportedly self-employed plumber engaged through a London-based firm was a ‘worker’, entitled to paid holiday rights and the right to bring a claim for disability discrimination, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th February 2017

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Government set to raise threshold for court and tribunal fee remission – Litigation Futures

Posted February 3rd, 2017 in employment tribunals, fees, news by sally

‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) yesterday announced plans to increase the threshold for the court and tribunal fee remission scheme to around the level of the national living wage (NLW).’

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Litigation Futures, 1st February 2017

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Government snubs calls for hefty cut in tribunal fees – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 1st, 2017 in employment tribunals, fees, news by tracey

‘The government has rebuffed calls for a substantial cut in employment tribunal fees, claiming the regime introduced in 2013 is “working well”.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 31st January 2017

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Adesokan v Sainsbury’s – Cloisters

Posted January 31st, 2017 in appeals, contract of employment, employment tribunals, negligence, news, remuneration, wrongful dismissal by sally

‘Caspar Glyn QC considers the Court of Appeal’s judgment today that an employee can be summarily dismissed for negligence and that a wrongfully dismissed employee cannot normally maintain an ongoing claim for wages.’

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Cloisters, 24th January 2017

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Putting Women on the Front Foot: The Joint Committee Report on High Heels and Dress Codes at Work – Cloisters

Posted January 31st, 2017 in employment tribunals, Equality and Human Rights Commission, freedom of expression, health, news, reports, select committees, sex discrimination, women by sally

‘The Joint Committee report on high heels and dress codes at work shows that discriminatory dress codes can promote the sexualised objectification of women at work, disadvantage people with disabilities, inhibit employment prospects, impair work performance and cause long term and substantial damage to health.’

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Cloisters, 26th January 2017

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Digital warning over tribunal reforms – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 30th, 2017 in dispute resolution, electronic filing, employment tribunals, fees, internet, Law Society, news by sally

‘The government should learn lessons from failed attempts to introduce new technology to improve the way employment tribunals work, the Law Society has warned.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 27th January 2017

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MoJ: employment tribunal fees review ‘imminent’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted January 25th, 2017 in employment tribunals, fees, Ministry of Justice, news by tracey

‘The government’s long-awaited review into employment tribunal fees is “imminent”, MPs have been assured. However, the Ministry of Justice’s response to questions in the House of Commons today suggests the controversial fees will not be scrapped.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 24th January 2017

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk