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• Employment tribunal decisions making the headlines: 20.02.10 to 05.03.10

  A round up of links to news items on recent employment tribunal rulings, including: an award of over £50,000 for a Croatian employee who was harassed; an unsuccessful unfair dismissal claim by a doctor who refused to work unless he had somewhere to sleep... Posted Mar 05 2010, 08:55 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: equal opportunities, termination of employment, harassment, redundancy, contracts, employment tribunals, sexual orientation, race discrimination, dismissal, unfair dismissal

• Ten employment cases to watch out for in 2010

  As usual, 2009 was a busy year in the employment tribunals, courts and in the European Court of Justice. But what employment law cases can we look forward to in the next 12 months? Here are 10 significant employment decisions expected in 2010. Read More... Posted Dec 31 2009, 08:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: pay and benefits, equal opportunities, recruitment, age, termination of employment, employee rights, dress code, holiday, equal pay, discrimination, redundancy, religion, disciplinary procedures, tupe, employment tribunals, sexual orientation, volunteering, charities, voluntary sector

• 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... Posted Dec 25 2009, 08:00 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

• Heterosexual teacher claims discrimination because of gay taunts

  James Campbell, a 62-year old teacher, is claiming that he suffered discrimination, at the hands of pupils, on the grounds of his perceived sexual orientation. Mr Campbell, who is married, told Glasgow employment tribunal that he was subject to a continual... Posted Jun 19 2009, 02:04 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: equal opportunities, discrimination, disability discrimination, sexual orientation, disability

• Equality Bill: consultation on multiple discrimination

  The Government has issued a consultation paper, Equality Bill: assessing the impact of a multiple discrimination provision (PDF format, 892K) (on the Government Equalities Office website), on its plans for making provision for multiple discrimination... Posted Apr 29 2009, 02:56 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: equal opportunities, age, sex discrimination, religion, equality bill, disability discrimination, sexual orientation, race discrimination, gender reassignment

• Christian firefighter settles religious discrimination dispute

  A Christian fireman who was among a group of firefighters who were disciplined for refusing to hand out leaflets at a gay pride march has settled his religious discrimination claim before it reached an employment tribunal. Read More... Posted Jan 27 2009, 08:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: equal opportunities, discrimination, religion, sexual orientation

• Registrar plans appeal against defeat at EAT

  Lilian Ladele, the registrar who refused to conduct same sex partnerships on the grounds that to do so would betray her Christian beliefs, intends to challenge her recent defeat at the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT). Read More... Posted Jan 09 2009, 02:37 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: discrimination, religion, sexual orientation

• Work Christmas party - employment law checklist

  Although lavish end-of-year events may be on the decline as the credit crunch bites, few employers will want to do away completely with their morale-boosting Christmas party. But remember, however low-key your planned event, the workplace party can be... Posted Nov 03 2008, 11:58 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: equal opportunities, terms and conditions, harassment, employee relations, discrimination, religion, sexual orientation, absence, alcohol, christmas

• Equality Bill - the approach to existing discrimination provisions

  The government's June 2008 document setting out initial information on the forthcoming single Equality Bill (on the Equalities Office website) concentrated on new provisions, including the outlawing of pay secrecy clauses and an extension of positive... Posted Jul 22 2008, 02:22 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence Filed under: sex discrimination, equal pay, religion, equality bill, disability discrimination, sexual orientation, race discrimination