An employer has been ordered to pay a former employee who resigned compensation totalling £49,000. This was all down to one fatal mistake. So what did it do that was wholly unacceptable?
Published 15.12.2014
A disabled employee has successfully claimed discrimination after her employer failed to provide her with adequate toilet access. This case highlights two important points, so what do you need to
know?
Published 05.06.2014
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that an employee who submitted a tribunal claim six years late must be allowed to proceed with it. Does this decision open the floodgates to other historic
claims?
Published 29.06.2015
The tribunal has awarded a disabled employee nearly £45,000 compensation because her employer delayed making a reasonable adjustment for two years. What’s to learn?
Published 13.02.2019
Acas has been ordered to pay a former employee nearly £25,000 after a series of blunders led to her resigning and claiming constructive dismissal. What did the organisation that’s tasked with helping
employers fail to do?
Published 04.05.2023
An employee who was denied a phased return to work after having extensive surgery on both of her wrists has been awarded over £29,000 in compensation by the tribunal. What was the legal issue here?
Published 30.11.2023
In a preliminary hearing, the tribunal ruled that an employee’s work-related stress was a disability and she could proceed with her disability discrimination claim. Does this decision mean that
work-related stress is now automatically a disability?
Published 23.03.2023
In September 2023 it was reported that an employee has won her tribunal claim for “menopause discrimination” and been awarded £64,000 compensation. Is the menopause now a protected
characteristic under the Equality Act 2010?
Published 04.10.2023
As one employer has found out, something you should never say to a visibly upset or emotional employee is “pull yourself together”. Why is this particular comment so dangerous?
Published 10.05.2016
An employee claims that her manager’s aggressive tone amounts to sexual harassment. He says it’s simply “justifiable criticism” as she’s not pulling her weight. What is the tribunal likely to say?
Published 19.11.2010