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A one-off remark about a Polish accent did not amount to harassment
November 29, 2014
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A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held in London concluded that a single comment about the Polish origins of a claimant - specifically "She is Polish, but (and) very nice" - did not constitute unlawful harassment of the claimant because of her race, overturning an earlier Empl
Continue Reading →Compass Group Whistleblower case can be heard at UK Employment Tribunal
November 25, 2014
A recent Employment Tribunal (ET) has ruled that it does have jurisdiction to hear a case brought before it by Karim Pabani, a former finance director of ESS Support Services, which is a Kazakh subsidiary of the FTSE 100 caterer Compass Group.
Continue Reading →Sacked Housing Association Officer Wins Appeal
November 20, 2014
A former housing association officer who succeeded in an unfair dismissal claim – but was awarded not a penny for the impact which his unlawful treatment had on his future earnings – has been handed a fresh chance to win a bigger compensation award.
Continue Reading →Redundant Company Secretary Triumphs in £400,000-Plus Claim
November 17, 2014
The former company secretary of a global mining concern, who received a £487,925 bonus after the company merged with a former rival, is entitled to £418,774 more after he was made redundant less than a year after the deal went through, the High Court has ruled.
Continue Reading →HSE Publishes Workplace Ill-Health and Injury Statistics
November 06, 2014
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published provisional statistics for the year April 2013 to March 2014 which show that an estimated 28.2 million working days were lost through injury and ill health.
Continue Reading →Overtime and Holiday Pay – Tribunal Rules on Vital Test Case
November 01, 2014
In a landmark decision which will increase the pay packets of millions of workers, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that those who are required to work overtime are entitled to have that taken into account when calculating their holiday pay.
Continue Reading →London Borough of Southwark v Charles 2014
October 28, 2014
Under the Equality Act 2010, employers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to any elements of a job which place a disabled employee at a substantial disadvantage compared to non-disabled people.
Continue Reading →Fireman’s Unfair Dismissal Claim Defeated by Delay
October 28, 2014
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In a reminder to all that, in employment cases, timing can be everything, a sacked fireman has had his compensation hopes dashed after he delayed too long before seeking professional advice and launching his unfair dismissal claim.
Continue Reading →Former Head of National Insurance Policy at the Treasury Is Awarded £142,000 In Whistleblowing Case
October 24, 2014
Former civil servant David Owen has been awarded £142,000 after HM Treasury refused to re-employ him following a whistleblowing claim.
Continue Reading →New Minimum Wage Rates – A Reminder
October 12, 2014
Employers are reminded that the following changes to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates came into effect today, 1 October 2014.
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