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  • 21 January 2020
  • Employment

Employment Tribunal reasoning required

In Duncan Lewis Solicitors Ltd v Miss M Puar the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) clarified the steps that need to be considered when considering a strike out.

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  • 21 January 2020
  • Employment

LET’S GET PRACTICAL: IR35 changes less than 3 months away! Top Tips to Prepare…

IR35 are tax rules that apply when services are provided to a client via an intermediary (like a limited company or personal service company).

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  • 17 January 2020
  • Employment

Minimum wage: Don’t get caught out

Government consultation on Labour Market Enforcement strategy for 2020/2021 is open until 24 January 2020. At the same time, a report by the Resolution Foundation released this month shows that, as legal minimum wage rates have risen, so has non-compliance.
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  • 17 January 2020
  • Employment

Driver subjected to sexual advances and biased grievance process was constructively dismissed

A female driver who was sexually harassed by her manager and supervisor has won her claim for constructive unfair dismissal.

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  • 17 January 2020
  • Employment

A birthday to remember? A legal secretary loses age discrimination claim after 50th birthday “well wishes”

In Munro v Sampson Coward LLP, a legal secretary claimed she was subjected to age discrimination when a colleague, who was of a similar age to her, made a comment about her 50th birthday.

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  • 10 January 2020
  • Employment

You can’t defend an equal pay claim with assumptions and assertions

In a judgment released today, Samira Ahmed has won her equal pay claim against the BBC. Her fee for presenting Newswatch was more than six times lower than Jeremy Vine’s fee for presenting Points Of View.
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  • 07 January 2020
  • Employment

Ethical veganism is a philosophical belief protected by law

The Tribunal in Casamitjana Costa v The League Against Cruel Sports has ruled that ethical veganism is a philosophical belief protected under the Equality Act 2010.

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  • 02 January 2020
  • Employment

Oxford Professor wins age discrimination claim

A former physics professor at Oxford University has won his claims of age discrimination and unfair dismissal after he was forced to retire following his 68th birthday.

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  • 23 December 2019
  • Employment

The Queen’s Speech 2019 – Employment Law Implications

The Queen’s Speech was delivered on 19th December 2019 and sets out details of government’s intentions over the coming year. The key point from an employment law perspective is the introduction of the Employment Bill which will seek to introduce changes
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