Latest EAT Judgments- Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v Browne (Race Discrimination : Inferring discrimination) [2011] UKEAT 0294_11_1002 (10 February 2012)
- HM Land Registry v Benson & Ors (Age Discrimination : no sub-topic) [2011] UKEAT 0197_11_1002 (10 February 2012)
- Chelmsford College Corporation v Teal (Jurisdictional Points : Continuity of employment) [2011] UKEAT 0277_11_0701 (7 February 2012)
- 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)
- Nelson v Clapham & Anor (t/a Claphams Solicitors) (Unfair Dismissal : Contributory fault) [2012] UKEAT 0037_11_2401 (24 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)
Category Archives: Unfair Dismissal
Agency Workers
A neat summary of the situation at present: The question of whether a claimant in an unfair dismissal case is or is not an employee within the meaning of the 1996 Act is increasingly litigated before employment tribunals in unfair … Continue reading
Annual Limits Review
Time for the annual review of financial limits. The two biggies: The cap on a week’s pay when calculating redundancy payments (or the basic award for unfair dismissal) goes up to £330; The maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal is … Continue reading
Protective Awards
Consultation, consultation, consultation. The worst crimes imaginable can nip under the radar if you only sit your employees down and talk about how terribly dreadful the situation is, but needs must, and what can we do to make the blow … Continue reading
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Schadenfreude
Celebrities and the media, who fancy each other so much that the flirting can make you sick, leave me wondering what the truth is. Newspapers are full of lies – “a source close to…” and “close personal friends” rarely exist, … Continue reading
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Dispute Resolution Regulations – missed by no-one?
Don’t expect anyone to shed a tear over the abolition of the dispute resolution procedures – the prescriptive procedures that require an employer and employee to run down a check-list of frustrating steps before they can thrash it out in … Continue reading
Logan’s Run
Not many people realise you can still compulsorily retire someone at 65. Before you can though, you have to adopt some stupid procedure where you give them: 6 months’ notice; Invite them to come to a meeting at which they … Continue reading
Stringing things out
One of my favourite ever dirty lawyer tricks involved the three month tribunal deadline for unfair dismissal. Employees are expected to appeal their dismissal, and if they don’t they can expect their compensation to be reduced at the tribunal. In … Continue reading
A miss is as good as a mile…
The rule of thumb is that an employee gets three months to bring a tribunal claim. This can be extended in a convoluted variety of ways, but generally you’re mad not to at least bung in a form during this … Continue reading