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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)
Category Archives: Absence
Stagecoach drivers warned to fight the flab
Stagecoach buses are now fitted with seats that aren’t rated to carry drivers over 20 stone, so the company has told those who weigh too much that they’ll be reassigned until they tip the scales the right way. Sky News … Continue reading
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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
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Sick pay and benefits shake-up
From tomorrow – Monday 27th October – agency workers and those on fixed term contracts of less than three months will gain entitlement to statutory sick pay, something with which they’d previously had to live without. Also, income support and … Continue reading
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Sickness At The Heart of Europe (1)
Long term sick absentees from work are a problem. It’s a problem for them, because they’re sat at home generally stressed out about the fact they’ve a job they haven’t seen for months or years – a tie that sometimes … Continue reading
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