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    Racial harassment in the workplace: five key cases

    by Fiona Cuming 23 Sep 2016
    by Fiona Cuming 23 Sep 2016

    Ex-England and Spurs footballer Paul Gascoigne has pleaded guilty to racially-aggravated abuse over a “joke” he made to a black...

    • Case law
    • Holidays and holiday pay
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    Sick leave: European court confirms holiday can be carried forward

    by Bethan Odey 13 Sep 2016
    by Bethan Odey 13 Sep 2016

    The European Court of Justice (ECJ) reiterated that if sickness prevents a worker from taking annual leave, his or her...

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    • Dismissal

    Workplace protected conversations shield cannot be waived

    by Emma Phillips 12 Sep 2016
    by Emma Phillips 12 Sep 2016

    In DLA Piper’s latest case report, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) confirmed the privilege that applies to protected conversations cannot...

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    Discrimination risks: requirement to speak English at work and dress codes

    by Deborah Bulman 8 Sep 2016
    by Deborah Bulman 8 Sep 2016

    The requirement to speak English at work and dress codes at work are policy areas where employers should tread carefully...

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    Discrimination arising from disability: big payouts by employment tribunals

    by Stephen Simpson 30 Aug 2016
    by Stephen Simpson 30 Aug 2016

    In a number of recent disability discrimination claims, employment tribunals have found employers guilty of “discrimination arising from disability” under...

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    • Disability

    Dismissal of paraplegic employee angry over lack of wheelchair access

    by Clare Gregory and Aaron Lyons 23 Aug 2016
    by Clare Gregory and Aaron Lyons 23 Aug 2016

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that it could be discrimination arising from disability to dismiss a disabled employee who...

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    Workplace maternity discrimination: 10 common scenarios in tribunals

    by Stephen Simpson 23 Aug 2016
    by Stephen Simpson 23 Aug 2016

    The Citizens Advice Bureau reports that it has seen a 58% increase in the number of maternity leave queries in...

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    Restrictive covenant breach: £30,000 and injunction for employer

    by Jane Hannon 22 Aug 2016
    by Jane Hannon 22 Aug 2016

    In DLA Piper’s latest case report, the High Court awarded damages of £30,000 and gave an injunction to a company...

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    Withdrawal of job offer made by agency costs employer £3,000

    by Stephen Simpson 21 Aug 2016
    by Stephen Simpson 21 Aug 2016

    An employment tribunal has ordered an employer to pay breach of contract damages after it withdrew a job offer made...

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    Sexual harassment at work: 10 myths busted

    by Stephen Simpson 15 Aug 2016
    by Stephen Simpson 15 Aug 2016

    A TUC report on sexual harassment in the workplace has found that 52% of women have experienced some form of...

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    Ill-health dismissals: Acas disciplinary code not applicable

    by Jane Hannon 11 Aug 2016
    by Jane Hannon 11 Aug 2016

    In DLA Piper’s latest case report, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) confirmed that the Acas code of practice on disciplinary...

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    • Belief discrimination
    • Disability discrimination

    Belief in proper use of public money can be philosophical belief

    by Kate Hodgkiss 10 Aug 2016
    by Kate Hodgkiss 10 Aug 2016

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ordered the employment tribunal to reconsider whether or not a claimant’s philosophical belief in the...

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    • Dismissal

    Default retirement age: five key trends since it hung up its boots

    by Stephen Simpson 8 Aug 2016
    by Stephen Simpson 8 Aug 2016

    It’s now five years since employers saw the abolition of the default retirement age. What impact has the removal of...

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    Greggs baker fairly dismissed for not washing hands

    by Stephen Simpson 4 Aug 2016
    by Stephen Simpson 4 Aug 2016

    An employment tribunal has held that Greggs fairly dismissed an experienced baker who did not wash his hands before returning...

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    Gibbs v Leeds United: £330k for football club’s breach of contract

    by Gurpreet Duhra and Germaine Cowen-Machin 26 Jul 2016
    by Gurpreet Duhra and Germaine Cowen-Machin 26 Jul 2016

    The High Court held that the presence of commercial exit discussions between a football club and an assistant manager during...

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