The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that an employer was unable to rely on the “reasonable steps defence” in a racial harassment claim despite having provided its employees with training. Why
was it a non-starter?
Published 04.03.2021
An employee has made an “off-the-cuff” remark to another about their ethnic background. But how offensive does it have to be for it to amount to racial harassment, and what can you do to avoid this
type of incident?
Published 19.06.2009
An employee who was told to “never speak Polish” - even to fellow Polish colleagues - has been awarded over £5,000 by the tribunal. Was it the employer’s rule or something else that attracted this
level of award?
Published 15.02.2016
A subscriber contacted us with a thorny issue. In their workplace (as in many up and down the country) they operate a “Secret Santa” at Christmas. One employee found his gift offensive. Could the
employer be liable?
Published 25.01.2007
Of course you do what you can to stamp out any kind of workplace discrimination. But can there ever be a time when harassment is acceptable? What can you learn from a subscriber’s experience?
Published 15.11.2007
An employee has been ordered to pay his colleague £2,769 after he was found to have committed acts of unlawful racial harassment against him. Why was their employer not held responsible in any way?
Published 10.10.2019
It’s a fact of life that some employees use bad language in the workplace. But what if it includes religious references? Could a devoutly religious colleague claim this is unlawful harassment?
Published 09.09.2014
A 16 year old who was called “immature” when he chased an employer about a promised apprenticeship has been awarded £8,000 for the harassment he experienced. As well as name calling what else did the
employer do wrong?
Published 04.12.2020
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has said that an off-the-cuff remark about an employee’s sexual orientation is unlikely to amount to harassment. A good news decision, but what happens when the
Equality Act 2010 comes into force?
Published 25.08.2010
A female employee had been seeking compensation of £4 million after alleging she was hired for her looks and subject to four years’ sexual harassment. But she lost at tribunal. What was the main
reason behind this?
Published 01.06.2010