Latest EAT Judgments- Bivonas LLP & Ors v Bennett (Sexual Orientation Discrimination or Transexualism) [2011] UKEAT 0254_11_3101 (31 January 2012)
- Odukwe v The Partners of Hoare Lea Consulting Engineers (Jurisdictional Points : 2002 Act and pre-action requirements) [2012] UKEAT 0547_10_2701 (27 January 2012)
- Amin v Wincanton Group Ltd (Jurisdictional Points : 2002 Act and pre-action requirements) [2011] UKEAT 0508_10_2501 (25 January 2012)
- Roberts v North West Ambulance Service (Disability Discrimination : Reasonable adjustments) [2011] UKEAT 0085_11_2401 (24 January 2012)
- O' Cathail v Transport For London (Practice and Procedure : Case Management) (Rev 1) [2011] UKEAT 0247_11_1301 (13 January 2012)
- Scottish Ambulance Service v Truslove & Anor (Working Time Regulations) [2012] UKEAT 0028_11_1201 (12 January 2012)
- Collins v Club 24 Ltd (t/a Ventura) (Victimisation Discrimination) [2012] UKEAT 0028_11_1201 (12 January 2012)
- Vetco Gray UK Ltd v Garden (Unfair Dismissal : Reasonableness of dismissal) [2012] UKEAT 0025_11_1101 (11 January 2012)
- Simpson v Strathclyde Police & Anor (Practice and Procedure : Imposition of Deposit) [2012] UKEAT 0030_11_1001 (10 January 2012)
- Mustafa v Guy's And St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust (Practice and Procedure : Striking-out or dismissal) [2011] UKEAT 0516_11_2212 (Rev 1) (22 December 2011)
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Barack Obama
I’m not American, and I’m not black, so I don’t really understand why I, like many others, felt genuinely emotional at President Obama’s inauguration. I think we all claim a piece of him – whether you’ve simply despaired at the … Continue reading
Pre-pack administration: good or bad for employment figures?
Most employment practitioners will have dealt with redundancies and TUPE issues following a company going into administration. This week’s File on 4 was an interesting look at whether the current insolvency regime might not be counter-productive in the current downturn. … Continue reading
Posted in Redundancy, TUPE
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Maternity leave and pay – a summary of the current law
This article, written by yours truly, first appeared in the December / January issue of Independent Lawyer. On 5th October legislation changed some aspects of maternity law, and in particular harmonised employee benefits and entitlements during Additional Maternity Leave (AML) … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Family Friendly Rights
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Working time opt-out at death’s door once more
Personnel Today reports on the alarm expressed by businesses on the European Parliament’s vote to end the maximum working week opt-out. The statistics quoted are telling enough as to how its end would effect the UK workforce – around 1 … Continue reading
Court of Appeal rules homophobic harrassment not dependent on perceived sexuality
In March the EAT ruled that Mr English, a straight man whose colleagues knew full well he was straight, was not harrassed within the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 when his colleagues subjected him to homophobic abuse. My blog post … Continue reading
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BNP Membership – employment law aspects
I’m still playing catch-up, but the leak of a BNP membership list was immediately dissected by curious employers, and the media, for the presence of police officers, teachers and similar public servants. I’m willing to bet at least a few … Continue reading
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