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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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    Jewish teacher sacked for ‘living in sin’ wins discrimination claim

    by Rob Moss 5 Dec 2017
    by Rob Moss 5 Dec 2017

    A school teacher has won a religious and sex discrimination claim against an Orthodox Jewish nursery which dismissed her for...

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    EAT confirms Uber drivers are workers

    by Stephen Simpson 10 Nov 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 10 Nov 2017

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that Uber drivers should be classified as workers who are entitled to basic...

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    Colour blindness deemed not to be disability at tribunal

    by Stephen Simpson 7 Nov 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 7 Nov 2017

    A claimant’s red-green colour blindness could not be considered a disability under the Equality Act 2010, an employment tribunal has...

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    Sex discrimination: female chef excluded from working at all-male barbecue

    by Stephen Simpson 9 Oct 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 9 Oct 2017

    An employment tribunal held that a female chef was discriminated against when she was rejected for extra work at a...

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    Uber worker status case heard at EAT

    by Rob Moss 27 Sep 2017
    by Rob Moss 27 Sep 2017

    Uber appears at the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) today to appeal last year’s decision on the employment status of its...

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    Asda equal pay case: EAT allows mass claim to proceed

    by Stephen Simpson 1 Sep 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 1 Sep 2017

    Supermarket giant Asda has failed in its latest bid to block a mass equal pay claim against it.

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    Six important employment law cases in 2017

    by Laura Merrylees 28 Jul 2017
    by Laura Merrylees 28 Jul 2017

    The decision by the Supreme Court that the employment tribunal fees system is unlawful may be one of the most...

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    Supreme Court gives gay man equal pension rights

    by Jo Faragher 12 Jul 2017
    by Jo Faragher 12 Jul 2017

    The Supreme Court has granted an appeal in a case where a worker claimed his same-sex partner should get the...

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