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    BA crucifix worker accuses employer of harassment in new tribunal claim

    by Jo Faragher 20 Aug 2018
    by Jo Faragher 20 Aug 2018

    The British Airways worker who won a landmark legal claim for the right to wear a crucifix at work has...

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    Schoolgirl awarded £16k in Pizza Hut sexual harassment case

    by Rob Moss 13 Aug 2018
    by Rob Moss 13 Aug 2018

    A 17-year-old schoolgirl receptionist at a Pizza Hut Delivery branch in east London has been awarded £15,800 after winning a...

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    Joint employer concept to be tested in High Court

    by Rob Moss 7 Aug 2018
    by Rob Moss 7 Aug 2018

    In a case that could open the door for more than 3 million outsourced workers to negotiate directly with their...

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    Sleepover exemption: At which point do sleep-in shifts stop counting as work?

    by Darren Newman 25 Jul 2018
    by Darren Newman 25 Jul 2018

    XpertHR consultant editor Darren Newman looks at a recent case in which the Court of Appeal ruled that a care...

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    Why the BHS v Burchell decision is still relevant 40 years on

    by James Medhurst 21 Jun 2018
    by James Medhurst 21 Jun 2018

    In 1978, in British Home Stores v Burchell, the Employment Appeal Tribunal outlined several factors that should be considered when...

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    Morrisons case: employers’ responsibilities in preventing malicious data leaks

    by Katherine Newman and Hans-Christian Mehrens 4 May 2018
    by Katherine Newman and Hans-Christian Mehrens 4 May 2018

    With the GDPR now in force, employers could face eye-watering fines if they fail to protect their employees’ data. Katherine...

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    Supreme Court rules former Johnson Matthey employees entitled to compensation

    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Mar 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Mar 2018

    The Supreme Court has ruled that three former employees of chemicals company Johnson Matthey should be compensated after they developed...

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    30 landmark employment law judgments

    by Stephen Simpson 28 Feb 2018
    by Stephen Simpson 28 Feb 2018

    Since its first issue on 9 February 1988, Personnel Today has reported on a staggering number of developments in employment...

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    Gig economy: Pimlico Plumbers case heard at Supreme Court

    by Rob Moss 20 Feb 2018
    by Rob Moss 20 Feb 2018

    The Supreme Court hears a key gig economy case today as Pimlico Plumbers challenges last year’s Court of Appeal decision...

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    Primark faces £47k bill for ‘shocking’ transgender discrimination

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Feb 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Feb 2018

    An employment tribunal has told Primark to adopt a policy on how to deal with transgender staff after it found...

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    Tesco faces £4bn equal pay claim

    by Rob Moss 7 Feb 2018
    by Rob Moss 7 Feb 2018

    Supermarket giant Tesco is facing what could be the largest equal pay challenge in UK history after law firm Leigh...

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    Disabled shop worker wins tribunal award from M&S over lift key

    by Stephen Simpson 15 Jan 2018
    by Stephen Simpson 15 Jan 2018

    An employment tribunal has made an award of £1,000 against Marks and Spencer after a delay in providing a disabled...

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    Morrisons data breach sounds warning on vicarious liability

    by Molly Paatz 5 Jan 2018
    by Molly Paatz 5 Jan 2018

    In a recent case, Morrisons supermarket was found vicariously liable for a malicious data breach carried out by an employee...

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    EAT rules that perceiving condition as a disability is discriminatory

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jan 2018
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Jan 2018

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that it can be considered direct disability discrimination to reject a job application...

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    The 10 most important employment law cases in 2017

    by Stephen Simpson 13 Dec 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 13 Dec 2017

    The last year has been a very significant one for employment case law. Stephen Simpson counts down the 10 most...

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