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Claridge v Daler Rowney Ltd FACTS Mr B J Claridge was employed by art supply company Daler Rowney as a team leader. He had worked for the company for more 34 years and had an unblemished service record. He resigned from the company in August  Arrow IconMore...


A gay church worker who quit his job after less than a year on claims of sexual harassment has been awarded more than £35,000 at employment tribunal. Stephen Price, 25, said he was constantly teased about his sexuality by his 40-year-old "sex obsesse  Arrow IconMore...


A bald teacher who claimed he was a victim of disability discrimination has lost his tribunal claim, it has emerged. Retired art teacher James Campbell, 61, at Denny High School in Stirlingshire, took Falkirk Council to an employment tribunal claimi  Arrow IconMore...


In the recent case of English v Thomas Sanderson Blinds, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that a man who had been subject to homophobic 'banter' could not bring a claim for harassment under the sexual orientation regulations, because he was no  Arrow IconMore...


Employers will need to tighten up discrimination and flexible working policies following a landmark disability decision, which is almost certain to give rise to new rights for millions of workers, legal experts have warned. An advocate-general at the  Arrow IconMore...


The GMB union constructively dismissed an employee by refusing to allow her grievance to be heard by anyone other than her line manager, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled. In June 2003, the claimant – Ms Brown – lodged a grievance ag  Arrow IconMore...


Walsall Council has been heavily criticised for a "range of failings" that led to a £650,000 payout to a former employee. Peter Francis was awarded the cash after taking the council to an employment tribunal claiming constructive dismissal and disab  Arrow IconMore...


Kirstie Redford sounds out leading employment lawyers to find out what they think of the government's Green Paper on equality. The publication of the government's proposals for a Single Equality Bill has made discrimination legislation front-page n  Arrow IconMore...


Employers need to gain better insight into e-mail patterns to prevent its misuse, and avoid embarrassing situations, says Malcolm Etchells.  Arrow IconMore...


A City trader is claiming £1.3m in compensation against BNP Paribas bank for sex discrimination. Katharina Tofeji claims managers at the bank treated her unfairly after she announced she was pregnant, the London tribunal heard. She is no  Arrow IconMore...


Bernard Matthews has announced that it is laying off 130 workers in the aftermath of the bird flu crisis. Further lay-offs of up to 500 employees may be necessary as sales have slumped in the wake of bad publicity. The media coverage of th  Arrow IconMore...


A pregnant finance manager who was told to choose between her unborn baby or her job has won a sex discrimination case against her former employer. Angela Hildreth claimed her former bosses at the Perdu bar and restaurant in Newcastle-upon-Tyne iss  Arrow IconMore...


The UK’s fraud prevention service CIFAS and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) have launched a free guide to help HR professionals manage the risks associated with fraud.   The Tackling Staff Fraud and Dishonesty: manag  Arrow IconMore...


Constructive dismissal and affirmation ofthe employment contract  Arrow IconMore...


A pilot working for Virgin Atlantic left disfigured and unable to fly after a car cash was offered another job in a beauty salon by the airline. John Cullom claims that his treatment amounted to constructive dismissal. He is demanding more than £1m  Arrow IconMore...


Some managers are choosing to ignore the statutory dismissal procedures and risk a claim.   Arrow IconMore...


A recent unfair dismissal ruling shows that the Polkey principle still plays an important role.  Arrow IconMore...


Employees will be able to claim unfair dismissal under UK law even if they do all their work abroad, following a groundbreaking decision in the House of Lords. Stephen Lawson, a former security officer for support services firm Serco, claimed he was f  Arrow IconMore...


A question that has haunted Guru for some time is whether seeing ghosts is a pertinent reason for firing someone. There has, as yet, been no test case in the UK - but, surprise surprise, there has in the US. In September, Iowa security service Neighbo  Arrow IconMore...


Thousands of fixed-term contractors could be entitled to the same benefits as staff on permanent contracts when it comes to redundancy payments, following a landmark tribunal decision  Arrow IconMore...


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