An employee constantly recounts their online dating experiences to colleagues and doesn’t spare any details. To some, their tales may be amusing. But why, for legal reasons, should you ask them to
tone it down?
Published 15.01.2016
The new Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 introduces a new duty for employers to prevent sexual harassment of their employees in the workplace. When does this new duty come
into force?
Published 13.11.2023
Many people meet their partner through work. But what if one employee shows an interest in another yet their feelings aren’t reciprocated? Is this one for Cupid to sort out, or could you be under a
duty to intervene?
Published 21.04.2010
When a male solicitor complemented a female colleague about her LinkedIn picture she accused him of making a sexist comment. When does a flattering remark about someone’s appearance cross the legal
line?
Published 02.10.2015
An employee who was sacked after he used his work toilet when a cleaner was present and then failed to flush afterwards has lost his tribunal claim for unfair dismissal. Why were there solid grounds
for dismissal in this case?
Published 14.02.2022
You’re aware that if a male employee makes suggestive comments towards a female colleague it could amount to sexual harassment. But could she claim if she normally engages in such banter herself?
Published 24.04.2006
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
In a recent case, a man alleged that a male colleague had sexually harassed him. The employer argued that as the behaviour was “man to man”, he could not have been offended by it. What view did the
tribunal take on this?
Published 13.04.2012
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
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