Category: employment

One in four young women scared they will be sacked if they report sexual harassment, study finds – The Independent

Posted October 15th, 2019 in bullying, employment, equality, harassment, news, professional conduct, sexual offences, statistics, women by sally

‘One in four young women are scared they will be sacked if they report sexual harassment at work, a study has found. Carried out by the Young Women’s Trust and released on the second anniversary of the #metoo movement, the research found that just 6 per cent of young women who had been sexually harassed at work reported the misconduct.’

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The Independent, 15th October 2019

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Court of Appeal orders council to pay cost of attendance of young woman at weekly placement – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 11th, 2019 in appeals, budgets, disabled persons, duty of care, employment, local government, news, statutory duty by sally

‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that North East Lincolnshire Council should have paid the cost of a disabled young woman attending a weekly placement, overturning an earlier High Court decision.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 11th October 2019

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Brain-damaged claimant should not learn of £6.7m award, court rules – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 11th, 2019 in compensation, damages, employment, health & safety, industrial injuries, news, personal injuries, psychiatric damage by sally

‘The High Court has taken the unusual step of stopping a personal injury claimant from knowing what compensation he has received.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 10th October 2019

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Case Preview: Gilham v Ministry of Justice Part Two – UKSC Blog

Posted October 9th, 2019 in appeals, contract of employment, employment, freedom of expression, human rights, judges, judiciary, news, statutory interpretation, Supreme Court, whistleblowers by sally

‘Ms Gilham appealed on all three grounds. She also appears to raise the distinct but related question whether she can bring her claim as a ‘Crown employee’ within the meaning of the ERA, s191.’

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UKSC Blog, 9th October 2019

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Case Preview: Gilham v Ministry of Justice Part One – UKSC Blog

Posted October 9th, 2019 in appeals, contract of employment, employment, freedom of expression, human rights, judges, judiciary, news, statutory interpretation, Supreme Court, whistleblowers by sally

‘Claire Gilham is a district judge. She claims that she was subjected to various detriments as a result of making complaints about her judicial workload and the poor management of the courts.’

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UKSC Blog, 9th October 2019

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Trade union firm faces trade union-organised strike – Legal Futures

Posted October 9th, 2019 in budgets, costs, employment, law firms, news, personal injuries, remuneration, trade unions by sally

‘Leading trade union law firm Thompsons is facing a strike over pay – and pickets lines at its offices across the country – organised by a trade union.’

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Legal Futures, 9th October 2019

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Tribunal rejects claims from ‘partner’ who sued as employee – Legal Futures

Posted October 9th, 2019 in damages, disability discrimination, documents, employment, employment tribunals, law firms, news, partnerships, pregnancy, sex discrimination, solicitors, unfair dismissal by sally

‘A former salaried partner, permitted by an employment tribunal earlier this year to sue her law firm as an employee, has lost all but one of her claims.’

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Legal Futures, 9th October 2019

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Vegetarianism as a protected characteristic: another view on Conisbee – Law & Religion UK

Posted September 26th, 2019 in diversity, employment, employment tribunals, equality, human rights, news, vegetarianism by sally

‘In Conisbee v Crossley Farms Ltd & Ors [2019] ET 3335357/2018, Employment Judge Postle gave a reserved judgment in which he found that the Claimant’s contention that vegetarianism could be a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 was not well-founded. The judgment has already been noted in this blog; in this supplementary post I will be focusing on the ET’s sharp distinction between vegetarianism and veganism, which it used – rashly – to find that ethical vegetarianism was incapable of constituting a religion or belief under the Equality Act 2010.’

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Law & Religion UK, 23rd September 2019

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Council hit with £100k fine after exposing workers to Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome – Local Government Lawyer

Posted September 19th, 2019 in employment, fines, health & safety, industrial injuries, local government, news by sally

‘Dacorum Borough Council has been fined £100,000 for exposing seven grounds maintenance workers to Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS), caused by excessive use of power tools.

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Local Government Lawyer, 18th September 2019

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Illegal work practices ‘far too common’ says think tank study – BBC News

Posted September 16th, 2019 in employment, employment tribunals, holiday pay, news, remuneration, reports, young persons by sally

‘About one in 20 workers does not get paid holidays, while one in 10 does not get a payslip, according to a report by the Resolution Foundation think tank.’

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BBC News, 16th September 2019

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NDA advice “must be about more than just the law” – Legal Futures

Posted September 3rd, 2019 in disclosure, employment, news, non-disclosure agreements, professional conduct, public interest, solicitors by sally

‘Any solicitor who thinks it is only the law that restricts advice on non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), ignoring the wider public interest, is “heading for trouble”, experts have warned.’

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Legal Futures, 3rd September 2019

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Top law firm criticised for ‘chaining employees to desk’ with 24-hour concierge service – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 2nd, 2019 in employment, flexible working, law firms, news, solicitors, working time by sally

‘A law firm has given its solicitors a concierge service to run their errands, prompting criticism that they are trying to chain staff to their desks.’

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Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2019

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Facebook postings and vicarious liability of employers – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 30th, 2019 in appeals, disciplinary procedures, employment, employment tribunals, equality, harassment, internet, news, racism, vicarious liability by sally

‘Charles Pigott examines an Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling that racially offensive Facebook posting was not done in the course of employment.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 30th August 2019

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Hogan Lovells partner rebuked over pregnancy discrimination – Legal Futures

Posted August 30th, 2019 in codes of practice, compensation, damages, disciplinary procedures, employment, equality, news, pregnancy, sex discrimination, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority, unfair dismissal by sally

‘A senior finance partner at City giant Hogan Lovells has been rebuked by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) after a tribunal found that he discriminated against his children’s pregnant nanny.’

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Legal Futures, 29th August 2019

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Non-discriminatory bullying in the workplace: does the law go far enough? – Hardwicke Chambers

Posted August 29th, 2019 in bullying, employment, harassment, news by sally

‘In workplaces bullying is more commonly purely psychological and rarely reaches levels of criminality. In such cases, non-discriminatory bullying could nonetheless find a workplace stress claim in the civil courts.’

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Hardwicke Chambers, 28th August 2019

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Supreme Court rules that all courts and tribunals are subject to the open justice principle – 4 KBW

Posted August 23rd, 2019 in appeals, asbestos, cancer, closed material, compensation, disclosure, documents, employment, industrial injuries, news, Supreme Court, third parties by sally

‘The Supreme Court has ruled in the case of Cape Intermediate Holdings Ltd v Dring (Asbestos Victims Support Groups Forum UK) [2019] that all courts and tribunals that exercise the judicial power of the state are subject to the ‘open justice’ principle.’

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4 KBW, 6th August 2019

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FCA found to have discriminated against chronically ill employee – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 19th, 2019 in barristers, disability discrimination, disabled persons, disciplinary procedures, employment, employment tribunals, equality, news by sally

‘The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) discriminated against an associate lawyer who suffered severe fatigue caused by chronic kidney disease, an employment tribunal has found.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 19th August 2019

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Parliamentary group calls for overhaul of whistleblowing legislation – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 7th, 2019 in compensation, disclosure, employment, news, non-disclosure agreements, parliament, public interest, statute law revision, whistleblowers by sally

‘A group of politicians has recommended an extensive overhaul of whistleblowing legislation, including the creation of a legal definition for the term “whistleblower”.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 6th August 2019

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Bedford school ‘wrongly calculated’ teacher’s holiday pay – BBC News

Posted August 7th, 2019 in appeals, employment, holiday pay, news, part-time work, teachers by sally

‘A Court of Appeal ruling that a music teacher’s holiday pay was wrongly calculated has been hailed as a victory for part-time workers.’

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BBC News, 6th August 2019

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Illegal workers retain employee rights, court confirms – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 5th, 2019 in appeals, compensation, contract of employment, employment, employment tribunals, holiday pay, immigration, news, race discrimination, remuneration, unfair dismissal by sally

‘Organisations can be held liable for breaching employment contracts even if their employees have been working in the country illegally, according to the Court of Appeal in London.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd August 2019

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