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    Royal Mail driver told she should be ‘in the kitchen’ wins case

    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Apr 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 8 Apr 2019

    A Royal Mail driver who was told she should be “back home and in the kitchen” has won £2,600 in...

    • Case law
    • Maternity
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    Redundancy when on maternity leave: a matter of communication

    by Charles Wynn-Evans 29 Mar 2019
    by Charles Wynn-Evans 29 Mar 2019

    HR practitioners, even some line managers, know full well that an employee at risk of redundancy when they are on...

    • Case law
    • Discipline
    • Discipline and grievances

    Suspending an employee: Avoiding a knee-jerk reaction

    by Michael Chattle 25 Mar 2019
    by Michael Chattle 25 Mar 2019

    An employee facing disciplinary action may be legitimately suspended from work, but there are circumstances where any such suspension may...

    • Sexual harassment
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    Dismissal for asserting a statutory right – a trap for the unwary

    by Charles Wynn-Evans 5 Mar 2019
    by Charles Wynn-Evans 5 Mar 2019

    Most employers wanting to part company with an employee will be aware of the most common claims that the individual...

    • Case law
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    • Discipline

    Christmas in the workplace: 10 common employer queries

    by Ashok Kanani 5 Dec 2018
    by Ashok Kanani 5 Dec 2018

    During the Christmas period employers face a minefield of HR challenges. How well prepared is your organisation for the festive...

    • Case law
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    • Gender reassignment discrimination

    One-HR employment law review (webinar)

    by Personnel Today 4 Dec 2018
    by Personnel Today 4 Dec 2018

    Last chance to book your place: 6 December 2018 at 2pm. Barrister Kevin Charles scrutinises the latest developments in employment law including whistleblowing, minimum wage and more...

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    Sir Philip Green named as businessman in sexual and racial harassment scandal

    by Rob Moss 25 Oct 2018
    by Rob Moss 25 Oct 2018

    Billionaire named as the man at the centre of the "British #MeToo" scandal...

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    • Data protection
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    Morrisons data breach: Could the supermarket have done more?

    by Jo Faragher 24 Oct 2018
    by Jo Faragher 24 Oct 2018

    This week’s Court of Appeal decision that Morrisons was vicariously liable for a serious data breach by a disgruntled employee...

    • Case law
    • Health and safety
    • Occupational Health

    Royal Opera House to appeal against musician’s hearing loss ruling

    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Oct 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Oct 2018

    The Royal Opera House has been granted permission to challenge a landmark High Court ruling in favour of a musician...

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    • Vicarious liability

    Recruitment agency held liable after MD punches colleague

    by Jo Faragher 12 Oct 2018
    by Jo Faragher 12 Oct 2018

    A recruitment agency has been held vicariously liable for the actions of its managing director after he punched someone and...

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    • Equal pay

    Asda awaits latest judgment in equal pay case

    by Adam McCulloch 12 Oct 2018
    by Adam McCulloch 12 Oct 2018

    An appeals court hearing concludes today in another episode of the long-running Asda supermarket equal pay case.
    The three-day hearing...

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    • Religious discrimination

    Bakery in ‘gay cake’ case wins Supreme Court appeal

    by Jo Faragher 10 Oct 2018
    by Jo Faragher 10 Oct 2018

    The Christian owners of the Northern Irish bakery in the ‘gay cake’ case have won their appeal at the Supreme...

    • Case law
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    • Gig economy

    Union urges Uber users not to cross ‘digital picket line’

    by Rob Moss 9 Oct 2018
    by Rob Moss 9 Oct 2018

    The IWGB union has a called a 24-hour strike against Uber and is urging the public not use the taxi-hailing...

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    Giving notice to leave a job is not always a letter of resignation

    by Adam McCulloch 14 Sep 2018
    by Adam McCulloch 14 Sep 2018

    A letter that gives one month’s notice should not automatically be interpreted as a letter of resignation, an employment appeal...

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    • Discipline

    Proceeding with a disciplinary hearing when companion unavailable

    by Darren Newman 4 Sep 2018
    by Darren Newman 4 Sep 2018

    XpertHR’s consultant editor Darren Newman looks at a recent decision highlighting the potential danger in proceeding with a disciplinary hearing...

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