Employment Appeal Tribunal gives comprehensive guidance on the correct approach to applications to extend time – Devereuax Chambers

Posted November 13th, 2024 in appeals, chambers articles, employment, employment tribunals, news, time limits by sally

‘A litigant wishing to appeal against a decision of the Employment Tribunal must issue a Notice of Appeal within 42 days of either the Tribunal’s order or the date on which the written reasons were sent to the parties.’

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Devereux Chambers, 3rd October 2024

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Council worker who objected to pronouns policy ordered to pay £12k in costs after losing employment tribunal – Local Government Lawyer

‘A council worker who protested against his local authority employer’s pronouns policy has been ordered to pay £12,000 in costs after his claim of unfair dismissal was dismissed in the Employment Tribunal.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 8th November 2024

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Disabled paralegal’s £41k damages over unfair law firm dismissal – Legal Futures

‘A paralegal has been awarded £41,000 in damages against a law firm that unfairly dismissed and discriminated against her because she could not work full-time due to disability.’

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Legal Futures, 11th November 2024

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Thousands of UK Bolt drivers win legal claim to be classed as employees – The Guardian

‘An employment tribunal ruled that 15,000 Bolt drivers were not self-employed contractors who ran their own businesses.’

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The Guardian, 8th November 2024

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City firm unfairly dismissed associate over party misconduct claims – Legal Futures

‘A leading City law firm unfairly dismissed a senior associate for sexual misconduct after a defective investigation and disciplinary process, an employment tribunal has ruled.’

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Legal Futures, 7th November 2024

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Swearing at work is particularly common in north of England, judge says – The Guardian

Posted November 6th, 2024 in employment, employment tribunals, judges, news, unfair dismissal by sally

‘As every southerner knows, people from the north of England will not eat chips without gravy, insist on talking to every stranger they meet and often sport a flat cap when walking the whippet. But do they also swear more? In an employment tribunal judgment that raises further questions about regional stereotypes, a judge has suggested that swearing in the workplace is particularly common in the north.’

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The Guardian, 5th November 2024

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Disability-related absences and dismissal – Local Government Lawyer

‘Should dismissals for disability-related absences be pleaded as direct discrimination? Robin Pickard examines a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case involving a local authority.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 30th October 2024

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Woman sacked after getting pregnant on maternity leave gets £28,000 payout – The Independent

‘A woman has been given a payout of more than£28,000 after a tribunal found she was laid off from her job because she returned from maternity leave pregnant.’

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The Independent, 23rd October 2024

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Anti-Zionism as a protected belief: final judgment in Miller v University of Bristol – Law & Religion UK

‘In February, we posted Anti-Zionism as a protected belief: Miller, which commented on the case of Dr David Miller v University of Bristol [2024] ET 1400780/2022. Dr Miller had been appointed Professor of Political Sociology at the University from 1 September 2018, but in 2019 there were complaints about his conduct, including what was said to be his use of antisemitic language. The Community Security Trust charity said that a lecture he had given had been a “false, vile, anti-Semitic slur”. The University appointed an independent barrister to investigate this as part of its internal complaints procedure, who concluded on 4 December 2020 that there was no formal case to answer in connection with any of the matters investigated.’

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Law & Religion UK, 16th October 2024

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Serial litigant’s history does not make claim vexatious, rules tribunal – Law Society’s Gazette

‘A serial litigant accused of pursuing unrealistic job applications to then bring discrimination claims has been allowed to pursue his latest action.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 23rd September 2024

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Social worker awarded £55k and £8k costs after accusing council employer of discriminating against protected beliefs – Local Government Lawyer

‘A social worker who worked for Cambridgeshire County Council has been awarded more than £55,000 in compensation and £8,000 in costs, after asserting that she was discriminated against for reasons relating to her gender critical beliefs and/or sexual orientation.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 20th September 2024

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Procedural steps not taken by employee irrelevant to constructive dismissal claim – Local Government Lawyer

‘An employee’s failure to fully complete every step of an internal grievance process will not impact their right to claim constructive dismissal, according to the recent ruling by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) involving a local authority. Sharmin Chowdhury analyses the judgment.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 12th September 2024

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Bolt drivers seek to be classed as workers at London employment tribunal – The Guardian

‘Drivers working for Bolt, the ride-hailing app operator, are seeking to be classed as workers rather than self-employed contractors at an employment tribunal.’

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The Guardian, 11th September 2024

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Barrister “ineligible for judicial posts” fails in JAC discrimination claim – Legal Futures

‘An employment tribunal has struck out a discrimination claim brought by a disabled barrister over his failed applications for judicial appointment because he was not eligible for the posts he sought.’

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Legal Futures, 9th September 2024

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Employment tribunal orders justice secretary to pay court worker £27,000 – Law Society’s Gazette

‘A magistrates court’s administration officer has been awarded more than £27,000 after succeeding in her disability discrimination employment tribunal claim against the secretary of state for justice.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 3rd September 2024

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‘People tend to think these battles have been won’: Next equal pay claimant on fight for recognition – The Guardian

‘During an average shift on the shop floor at Next, Helen Scarsbrook has to remain polite and keep smiling while she makes split-second judgments about which customers need help and which need to be tactfully discouraged from shoplifting and ushered out of the store.’

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The Guardian, 1st September 2024

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Protected beliefs and pronouns policies – Local Government Lawyer

‘The Employment Tribunal has found that ‘XYchromosomeGuy’ who objected to his local authority employer’s pronouns policy was fairly dismissed. Jo Moseley looks at the lessons from the case.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 28th August 2024

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Positive action v positive discrimination: how to avoid crossing the (thin blue) line – Local Government Lawyer

‘To what extent can employers appoint or promote someone because they have a protected characteristic that is under-represented in their organisation? Jo Moseley analyses a recent Employment Tribunal ruling involving a police force.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 28th August 2024

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Paralegal unfairly dismissed by firm awarded £105,000 damages – Legal Futures

‘A paralegal at a London law firm who was unfairly dismissed – leaving her dreams of becoming a solicitor in tatters – has been awarded damages of more than £100,000.’

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Legal Futures, 27th August 2024

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‘We did it!’ Next shop workers win equal pay claim – BBC News

Posted August 27th, 2024 in employment tribunals, equal pay, news, women by sally

‘More than 3,500 current and former workers at Next have won the final stage of a six-year legal battle for equal pay.’

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BBC News, 27th August 2024

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