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: 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
Posted in Disciplinary, Employment Tribunal, Reinstatement & Re-engagement, Remedies
Tagged Employment Tribunal
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