A disabled employee recently argued that, in order to comply with its duty to make reasonable adjustments, her employer should have granted a career break. What was the Employment Appeal Tribunal’s
view on this?
Published 30.11.2011
An employee who had a black witch’s hat left on her desk by male colleagues has won her claim for sex discrimination and been awarded over £2 million. Why was the award so high?
Published 02.03.2022
An employee who was marked down on her accuracy and performance in a redundancy scoring exercise and subsequently made redundant has been awarded £50,000 by the tribunal. Where did the employer go
wrong?
Published 14.12.2022
An employee who is under notice of redundancy was considered “unsuitable” for a newly created job role. During their notice period, the new appointee resigns. Must you give the redundant one the now
vacant post?
Published 17.10.2012
The most common type of claim that the tribunal deals with is “unfair dismissal”. But a lap dancer, who had been seeking £200,000 for this very reason, has just had her case thrown out. So where did
she fall down?
Published 16.12.2010
You might have furloughed members of staff or be planning on doing so. Where an employee has been furloughed can you make them redundant during or after their furlough period?
Published 18.05.2020
An employee has filed a tribunal claim. It seems weak, but some vital documents are missing from her personnel file. Is it safe to “recreate” them?
Published 04.01.2010
You firmly believe that a pregnant employee has committed an act of gross misconduct. But she says that her condition prevents you from doing anything about it. If you do she’ll claim sex
discrimination. Would she be onto a winner?
Published 22.09.2010
In times of economic uncertainty, many employers look at making redundancies. However, there’s a risk in redundancy situations which can end up catching you out. What do you need to know to avoid it?
Published 24.08.2023
As a senior manager, a colleague has advised that you could be personally liable to pay compensation to an employee who’s been sexually discriminated against. Is this correct and if so, what’s the
latest news?
Published 21.09.2006