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    City banker wins sexism case for unequal pay and victimisation

    by Rob Moss 12 Sep 2019
    by Rob Moss 12 Sep 2019

    A financial product manager for the French bank BNP Paribas has won her case for direct sex discrimination, victimisation and...

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    Out-of-hours GP who had limited company was a worker, rules EAT

    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Sep 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Sep 2019

    A recent judgment has highlighted the urgent need for a reliable tool for organisations to determine employment status, a law...

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    • Mental health

    Suicidal NHS worker threatened with legal action awarded £92k

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Sep 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Sep 2019

    A former NHS worker who was threatened with legal action after reporting feeling suicidal has been awarded £92,000 in compensation...

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    Tribunal case bolsters protection for potential whistleblowers

    by Adam McCulloch 9 Aug 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 9 Aug 2019

    An employment tribunal last month concluded a case that could prove highly significant for potential whistleblowers.

    • Case law
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    Holiday pay for ‘term-time’ workers should not be pro-rated

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Aug 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Aug 2019

    Holiday pay for permanent staff who only work part of the year – such as term-time workers – should be...

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    • Gender reassignment discrimination
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    Christian doctor ‘chose’ to leave his job over trans pronoun row

    by Rob Moss 12 Jul 2019
    by Rob Moss 12 Jul 2019

    Dr David Mackereth, the Christian doctor who claims he was dismissed for refusing to use transgender pronouns, chose to leave...

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    Christian doctor sacked for not using preferred pronouns

    by Rob Moss 10 Jul 2019
    by Rob Moss 10 Jul 2019

    A doctor has claimed he was dismissed because his Christian beliefs prohibited him from addressing transgender benefit claimants by their...

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    Restaurant worker unfairly dismissed after whistleblowing

    by Adam McCulloch 25 Jun 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 25 Jun 2019

    An employment tribunal has ruled that the sacking of an assistant restaurant manager after he had blown the whistle over ingredients was unfair.

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    • Holidays and holiday pay

    Include regular voluntary overtime in holiday pay, judge rules

    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jun 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 10 Jun 2019

    Employers must now consider any voluntary overtime that is taken regularly in holiday pay calculations

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    • Bullying and harassment
    • Employment law

    Supreme Court to hear ‘judges are workers’ case

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jun 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jun 2019

    A judge who is seeking a clarification in the law to recognise judges as workers will make her case at...

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    • Shared parental leave

    Employers can enhance maternity pay and not shared parental pay

    by Rob Moss 28 May 2019
    by Rob Moss 28 May 2019

    The Court of Appeal has ruled that employers can enhance maternity pay, while only offering statutory shared parental pay for fathers.

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    Oxford University’s retirement age not discriminatory, tribunal finds

    by Ashleigh Webber 23 May 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 23 May 2019

    A former Oxford University academic who was forced to retire at 67 has lost his claim for unfair dismissal and...

    • Case law
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    Proselytising Christian nurse loses second appeal against dismissal

    by Rob Moss 14 May 2019
    by Rob Moss 14 May 2019

    A nurse in Kent dismissed for “preaching” to patients has lost a second appeal against an employment tribunal ruling that...

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    • Working Time Regulations

    ECJ: Employers must ensure staff are not overworking

    by Rob Moss 14 May 2019
    by Rob Moss 14 May 2019

    The European Court of Justice has ruled that employers must take steps to make sure their staff are not exceeding...

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    Holland & Barrett employee wins overtime case for opening and closing up

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Apr 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Apr 2019

    Retailers whose staff work extra hours to open and close the store should ensure their employees are adequately remunerated for...

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