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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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    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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    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...

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    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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    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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    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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    Indirect discrimination: a welcome ruling from the Supreme Court

    by Darren Newman 12 Apr 2017
    by Darren Newman 12 Apr 2017

    Consultant editor Darren Newman explains the importance of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in two joined indirect discrimination cases.
    The...

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    £25,000 for early termination of apprenticeship contract

    by Stephen Simpson 4 Apr 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 4 Apr 2017

    An employment tribunal has awarded £25,000 for breach of contract to an employee whose apprenticeship was ended early. Stephen Simpson...

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    Ban on religious dress can be justified, says European Court

    by Personnel Today 14 Mar 2017
    by Personnel Today 14 Mar 2017

    An employer can justify a ban on religious dress that prevents a Muslim woman from wearing an Islamic headscarf (hijab)...

    • Tribunal Watch
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    BBC reporter’s employment case struck out

    by Stephen Simpson 8 Mar 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 8 Mar 2017

    An employment tribunal has struck out a BBC reporter’s claim after finding that she discussed her case with a newspaper...

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    British Gas refused right to appeal in Lock holiday pay commission case

    by Rob Moss 28 Feb 2017
    by Rob Moss 28 Feb 2017

    British Gas has been refused leave to appeal by the Supreme Court in the long-running case regarding the payment of...

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    Common sense needed in TUPE service provision changes

    by Dr John McMullen 21 Feb 2017
    by Dr John McMullen 21 Feb 2017

    A recent legal ruling shows that sound judgment is needed during TUPE service provision changes to decide whether or not...

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    Religious festivals: five-week holiday rejection not discriminatory

    by Stephen Simpson 14 Feb 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 14 Feb 2017

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) upheld a tribunal’s rejection of a claim that a Roman Catholic was not discriminated against...

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