Latest EAT Judgments- Simpson v Endsleigh Insurance Services Ltd & Ors [2010] UKEAT 0544_09_2708 (27 August 2010)
- JP Morgan Europe Ltd v. Chweidan [2010] UKEAT 0286_09_2608 (26 August 2010)
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. A Beck [2010] UKEAT 0141_10_2408 (24 August 2010)
- West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust v. Evans [2010] UKEAT 0398_09_1908 (19 August 2010)
- Community Dental Centres Ltd v. Sultan- Darmon [2010] UKEAT 0532_09_1208 (12 August 2010)
- Clarke v. Zurich UK General Services Ltd [2010] UKEAT 0184_10_1008 (10 August 2010)
- Serco Home Affairs Ltd v. Watson [2010] UKEAT 0348_10_1008 (10 August 2010)
- St Andrews Catholic Primary School & Ors v Blundell [2010] UKEAT 0330_09_0608 (6 August 2010)
- Brownbill & Ors v St Helens & Knowsley Hospital NHS Trust [2010] UKEAT 0074_10_0608 (6 August 2010)
- Carclo Technical Plastics Ltd v. Jeyanthikumar [2010] UKEAT 0129_10_0308 (3 August 2010)
Monthly Archives: June 2009
And yet another social networking D’oh! moment
This Web 2.0 piece of workplace suicide has been doing the rounds, I found it at the Employee Factor. 1. Man is offered a job with Cisco ponders whether to take it… 2. And by doing so potentially ruins his … Continue reading
Posted in Recruitment
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Abercrombie & Fitch disability row
The case of Riam Dean, an attractive 22 year old who claims that top fashion store Abercrombie & Fitch relegated her to the stock room due to her prosthetic arm, has received much news coverage. The Guardian reports that: Dean … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination
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Will the BNP hire BME employees?
Whether or not the Race Relations Act 1976 applies to membership of political parties is uncertain, hence the British National Party’s policy of refusing entry admit non-white members continues unchallenged for the moment. The Guardian reports that this may be … Continue reading
Posted in Discrimination, Rambling
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Fit notes – what can you do when you’re off on the sick?
Back in my consultancy days I had many conversations with employers, convinced an absent employee was swinging the lead, haloo with delight when they caught said employee driving past the office / going to Tesco’s / whatever. There’s a common … Continue reading
Posted in Absence, Disciplinary
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Costs in the Employment Tribunal
Two recently reported decisions on costs Daleside Nursing Home Ltd v Mathew [2009] UKEAT and Verma v. Harrogate & District NHS Foundation Trust & Anor [2009] UKEAT. By way of reminder, the jurisdiction to order costs in the Tribunal arises in the … Continue reading
The Rule of Law
Charon QC references an article in the Law Gazette talking of a speech given by Lord Phillips on the rule of law. The rule of law is a concept poorly understood by most in our country, yet it underpins our … Continue reading
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When can the Tribunal order reinstatement or re-engagement?
Unfair dismissal law was originally written, and is still phrased, such that the primary remedy for unfair dismissal is an order for reinstatement or re-engagement, rather than compensation. They are however a minority, the vast majority of Claimant employees opting … Continue reading