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Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 21.08.10 to 03.09.10

A round-up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: £63,000 for a teacher who was unfairly dismissed after disciplining a schoolgirl who simulated a sex act in class; £45,000 for a woman whose employer pretended that she...

Published 3 Sep 2010 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, sex discrimination, redundancy, disability discrimination, disability, dismissal, pregnancy, victimisation, unfair dismissal, whistleblowing, constructive dismissal, sickness absence

Pregnancy discrimination: £45,000 award after employer pretended employee didn't qualify for statutory maternity pay

A tribunal in Northern Ireland has awarded £45,000 to a woman whose employer pretended that she was working part-time while she was pregnant so that it didn't have to pay statutory maternity pay to her. Read More...

Published 27 Aug 2010 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, equal opportunities, employee rights, sex discrimination, maternity leave, maternity pay, employment tribunals, pregnancy

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 07.08.10 to 20.08.10

A round-up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: a police officer who was forced out after blowing the whistle on a colleague; an investment banker who is seeking £13.5 million after successfully claiming sex discrimination;...

Published 20 Aug 2010 1:08 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, equal opportunities, termination of employment, employee rights, holiday, sex discrimination, maternity leave, discrimination, redundancy, religion, national minimum wage, race discrimination, dismissal, pregnancy, long-term sickness, unfair dismissal, whistleblowing

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 29.05.10 to 11.06.10

A round-up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: an unsuccessful employment claim by Heather Mills' former nanny; a tribunal victory for a pregnant officer in the armed forces; and the case of a hotel manager who...

Published 11 Jun 2010 9:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, employee rights, holiday, sex discrimination, harassment, pregnancy, working time, constructive dismissal, annual leave

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 15.05.10 to 28.05.10

A round up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: a male lawyer made redundant over a colleague on maternity leave; a garden centre worker who was dismissed for taking home a goldfish he was told to dispose of; and an...

Published 28 May 2010 9:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, sex discrimination, maternity leave, redundancy, race discrimination, pregnancy, sexual harassment, unfair dismissal

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 01.05.10 to 14.05.10

A round up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: a pilot who claimed race discrimination on the ground that treatment he received from colleagues was because he is Scottish; a financier who accused her boss of sexual...

Published 14 May 2010 9:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, sex discrimination, disability discrimination, race discrimination, disability, pregnancy, sexual harassment, unfair dismissal

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 20.03.10 to 02.04.10

A round up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: a new mother's successful sex discrimination claim after she was told that she looked like a mess when she returned from maternity leave; a part-time magistrate who...

Published 2 Apr 2010 9:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, sex discrimination, discrimination, disability discrimination, employment tribunals, disability, pregnancy, costs, unfair dismissal

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 06.03.10 to 19.03.10

A round up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: an unsuccessful age discrimination claim by a TV journalist; the first decision on trade union blacklisting; and an award for a chip shop worker who was dismissed for...

Published 19 Mar 2010 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, equal opportunities, termination of employment, employee rights, sex discrimination, redundancy, national minimum wage, employment tribunals, dismissal, pregnancy, unfair dismissal, blacklisting, age discrimination, lay-offs

"Baby brain" myth is dispelled

Some mothers may have attributed a lapse in memory or concentration to their pregnancy or new born baby. Australian researchers, however, have confirmed that a woman's brain is not adversely affected by pregnancy or motherhood. Read More...

Published 4 Feb 2010 12:10 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, employee rights, health and safety, maternity leave, pregnancy

Pregnancy and maternity leave: common discrimination pitfalls

XpertHR's new series of detailed summaries of employment tribunal decisions has continued with a look at five tribunal claims for pregnancy and maternity leave discrimination [subscription required]. Read More...

Published 25 Jan 2010 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, sex discrimination, maternity leave, pregnancy

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 09.01.10 to 22.01.10

A round up of links to recent employment tribunal rulings, including a successful unfair dismissal claim by Weston-Super-Mare pier staff who were made redundant after it was damaged in a fire, compensation for an engineer who was dismissed for failing...

Published 22 Jan 2010 12:49 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, sex discrimination, harassment, redundancy, employment tribunals, race discrimination, time off, dismissal, pregnancy, unfair dismissal, resignation, constructive dismissal

Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 12.12.09 to 25.12.09

A round up of links to recent employment tribunal rulings, including a lorry driver who was unfairly dismissed after a row with a customer, a straight teacher who lost his sexual orientation discrimination claim, and a Northern Ireland industrial tribunal...

Published 25 Dec 2009 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, employee rights, sex discrimination, employment tribunals, sexual orientation, dismissal, pregnancy, shift work, unfair dismissal, working time, rest breaks

Policies and documents: the 10 most popular additions in 2009

Around 50 new model policies and documents have been added to XpertHR in 2009. But what have been the most popular? The XpertHR employment intelligence blog provides a round-up. Read More...

Published 24 Dec 2009 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, equal opportunities, recruitment, termination of employment, employee rights, health and safety, maternity leave, discrimination, disciplinary procedures, disability discrimination, disability, pregnancy, performance management, pay freeze, mediation, swine flu

Kim Clijsters is the model return-to-work mum

Tennis star Kim Clijsters has won the US Open (on the BBC website) just months after coming out of her two-and-a-half year retirement during which she had a child. Read More...

Published 14 Sep 2009 3:39 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: employee rights, maternity leave, pregnancy

How to deal with pregnancy and maternity and fixed-term contracts

The latest guide in the XpertHR "how to" section looks at the issues for employers to consider to ensure that they comply with their legal obligations towards fixed-term employees who are pregnant or on maternity leave. Read More...

Published 10 Aug 2009 10:14 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: employee rights, contracts of employment, maternity leave, maternity pay, pregnancy, fixed-term contracts

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