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    Whistleblowing: Court of Appeal rules on “public interest” test

    by Felicity Alexander 12 Jul 2017
    by Felicity Alexander 12 Jul 2017

    The Court of Appeal has delivered its judgment in the important whistleblowing case of Chesterton Global Ltd and another v...

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    Sexual orientation discrimination at work: Timeline

    by Stephen Simpson 6 Jul 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 6 Jul 2017

    In July 1967, the Sexual Offences Act 1967 partially decriminalised homosexuality in England and Wales. To mark the 50th anniversary...

    • Case law
    • Gig economy
    • Employment contracts

    Addison Lee worker status tribunal hearing begins

    by Rob Moss 5 Jul 2017
    by Rob Moss 5 Jul 2017

    London-based Addison Lee is the latest taxi and courier company to have its drivers’ worker status called into question at...

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    • Discipline
    • Discipline and grievances

    Reputational damage: six preventative measures for employers

    by Eleanor Gelder 26 Jun 2017
    by Eleanor Gelder 26 Jun 2017

    How can employers ensure reputational damage is kept to a minimum?

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    Shared parental pay: Is refusal to match enhanced maternity pay sex discrimination?

    by Darren Newman 13 Jun 2017
    by Darren Newman 13 Jun 2017

    Darren Newman asks if an employment tribunal was correct to hold that it was...

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    Whistleblowing: Key Court of Appeal case considers “public interest” test

    by Personnel Today 9 Jun 2017
    by Personnel Today 9 Jun 2017

    The Court of Appeal has heard the appeal in the important whistleblowing case Chesterton Global Ltd (t/a Chesterton Humberts) and...

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    Payment for leave not taken carries over, says ECJ legal advice

    by Rob Moss 9 Jun 2017
    by Rob Moss 9 Jun 2017

    If an employer does not provide a worker with paid leave, that worker’s right to it carries over until they...

    • Case law
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    Shared parental pay: father wins sex discrimination case

    by Personnel Today 6 Jun 2017
    by Personnel Today 6 Jun 2017

    A father whose wife was advised to return to work to combat post-natal depression has won a sex discrimination claim...

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    Companions at disciplinary hearings: difficult scenarios for HR

    by Stephen Simpson 6 Jun 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 6 Jun 2017

    On paper, a worker’s right to be accompanied at a disciplinary hearing is one of the simplest employment rights there...

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    • Local authorities
    • Discrimination

    Glasgow City Council claimants win equal pay case

    by Stephen Simpson 1 Jun 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 1 Jun 2017

    Unions representing thousands of claimants in a long-running equal pay claim against Glasgow City Council have welcomed the latest victory...

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    • Holidays and holiday pay

    Holiday pay: ambulance workers win overtime claim

    by Stephen Simpson 31 May 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 31 May 2017

    An employment tribunal has held that ambulance workers’ compulsory overtime in respect of “shift overruns” should be included in the...

    • Tribunal Watch
    • Disability discrimination
    • Disability

    Social media misconduct: dismissal harsh but fair

    by Stephen Simpson 17 May 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 17 May 2017

    An employment tribunal has held that the dismissal of a long-serving employee over derogatory comments she made on Facebook about...

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    • Disability discrimination

    Recruitment: psychometric test was discriminatory, holds EAT

    by Personnel Today 8 May 2017
    by Personnel Today 8 May 2017

    Recruiters will have to be more careful about adjustments to the format of recruitment assessments for disabled job applicants, following...

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    • Human rights

    Criminal record checks: filtering system ruled unlawful

    by Stephen Simpson 5 May 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 5 May 2017

    The incoming Government must rethink criminal record disclosure rules after defeat in the Court of Appeal over the process for...

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    Tribunal awards £2 to claimant denied companion at disciplinary hearing

    by Stephen Simpson 24 Apr 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 24 Apr 2017

    Stephen Simpson rounds up recent decisions published on the online database of first-instance employment tribunal judgments

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