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)
- 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)
- Wilson Devonald Ltd v Suckling [2010] UKEAT 0131_10_0308 (3 August 2010)
- Carclo Technical Plastics Ltd v. Jeyanthikumar [2010] UKEAT 0129_10_0308 (3 August 2010)
- Parfums Givenchy Ltd v Finch [2010] UKEAT 0517_09_3007 (30 July 2010)
Author Archives: Usefully Employed
Heat of the moment – withdrawing a dismissal or resignation
In Kwik-Fit (GB) Limited v Lineham [1992] IRLR 156 Wood J said: “Words may be spoken or actions expressed in temper or in the heat of the moment or under extreme pressure (“being jostled into a decision”) and indeed the … Continue reading
Would Shirley Sherrod’s dismissal have been fair in the UK?
In the US, agriculture department official Shirley Sherrod was forced to resign within 24 hours of a video being posted online relating a past incident from her career: “I was struggling with the fact that so many black people had … Continue reading
Bumper year for Acas
The 2009/2010 report for Acas has been released. It reveals the service: dealt with over 900 collective actions (usually industrial action or collective redundancies); provided conciliation in over 85,000 employment tribunal actions – its highest ever number, and 13% more … Continue reading
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Costs against a fraudulent or lying Claimant
In Nicolson Highlandwear Ltd v Nicolson (Practice and Procedure : Costs) [2010] UKEAT the tribunal found that the Claimant’s dismissal, whilst automatically unfair, was by reason of his “prima facie fraudulent intromissions with the Respondent Company’s business”, and his compensation … Continue reading
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BA Cabin Crew to bring race discrimination claim
The Guardian reports that: A group of BA flight attendants is claiming that the removal of discounted travel from strikers discriminates indirectly against employees based in Scotland, Ireland and mainland Europe who use the scheme to commute to and from … Continue reading
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You always leave traces
A cautionary tale not unlike my previous posts: Purporting that a written warning was issued in 2007, when in fact you used a 2008 proforma but tippexed out the 2008, only to humiliatingly be asked to hold it up to … Continue reading
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Simon Hughes hints at gay marriage change
“We should be able to get there in this parliament.” There is not yet a clear coalition line. David Cameron’s pre-election promise to look at the issue was criticised as a rather last-minute sop to a community many of which … Continue reading
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Equality Act 2010: Ready Reckoner & Article Series
Acas has issued a useful table showing where discrimination law stays the same, changes, or is new entirely following implementation of the Equality Act. Usefully Employed has produced a web-based version of the table, which will be amended to include … Continue reading
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National Minimum Wage – new government approves increase and new apprentice rate
The Conservative party was a vociferous opponent of the introduction of a National Minimum Wage. As long ago as 1991 Michael Howard, then Employment Secretary, rejected calls for its introduction with a claim that it would “cost two million jobs.” … Continue reading
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Equality Act 2010 – there is an actual devil in the detail
Section 60(9) of the Equality Act 2010: “Work” means employment, contract work, a position as a partner, a position as a member of an LLP, a pupillage or tenancy, being taken as a devil, membership of a stable, an appointment … Continue reading
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