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by Hannah Vickery 24 Oct 2013
Pastor Keith Waters was indirectly discriminated against by Active Learning Trust
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School discriminated against Christian caretaker who tweeted against Pride

by Rob Moss
3 May 2022
An employment tribunal has ruled that a Cambridgeshire school indirectly discriminated against a teacher when it gave him a final written warning.
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  • Belief discrimination
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Philosophical belief: barrister’s tribunal claim against Stonewall begins

by Ashleigh Webber
26 Apr 2022

An employment tribunal case involving a barrister who is alleging her chambers and LGBT campaign group Stonewall tried to silence her views on gender has begun.

Dr David Mackereth appeal to the EAT
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EAT hears David Mackereth’s appeal against trans pronouns ruling

by Rob Moss
29 Mar 2022

Christian doctor dismissed for refusing to refer to transgender people by their preferred pronouns is appealing a 2019 judgment at the employment tribunal.

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Trade union detriment: action short of dismissal is legal, finds Court of Appeal

by Ashleigh Webber
25 Mar 2022

Employers are able to sanction employees that take part in industrial action without breaching their human rights, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

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Rail inspector with ‘shy bladder syndrome’ wins £90,000 compensation

by Personnel Today
16 Mar 2022

A Network Rail worker with 'shy bladder syndrome' who could not provide urine sample for drug testing has won £90,000 for unfair dismissal.

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Pimlico Plumbers holiday pay ruling: four steps for employers

by Holly Milne
9 Mar 2022

The Court of Appeal judgment in Pimlico Plumbers v Smith ruled that holiday pay can carry over and accumulate until a contract ends. Holly Milne examines the detail

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EAT hears appeal of Christian sacked for LGBT education comments on Facebook

by Rob Moss
28 Feb 2022

Kristie Higgs, the Christian school worker sacked for Facebook posts raising her concerns about transgenderism and sex education, has her...

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Court of Appeal: agency workers do not have right to apply for permanent jobs

by Ashleigh Webber
21 Feb 2022

Agency workers do not automatically have the right to be invited to apply for a directly employed vacancy.

  • Gig economy
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  • Freelance workers

Pimlico Plumbers loses holiday pay appeal in case with ‘huge’ implications

by Rob Moss
1 Feb 2022

A heating engineer who claimed he was owed holiday pay by Pimlico Plumbers after the Supreme Court ruled that he...

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BNP Paribas to pay £2.1m to banker who had witch’s hat left on her desk

by Rob Moss
31 Jan 2022

A woman who won a sex discrimination and equal pay case against BNP Paribas has been awarded more than £2...

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Tarmac not liable for injury resulting from ‘horseplay’, rules Court of Appeal

by Ashleigh Webber
12 Jan 2022

The Court of Appeal has ruled that Tarmac Cement and Lime cannot be held vicariously liable for a practical joke one of its employees played on a contractor.

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What does 2022 have in store for HR?

by Beverley Sunderland
14 Dec 2021

More cases will start to work their way through the overburdened tribunal system which directly relate to the pandemic – around furlough, redundancy, vaccinations and workplace returns.

  • Gender pay gap
  • Indirect discrimination
  • Retail

The 10 most important employment law cases in 2021

by XpertHR
8 Dec 2021

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, HR professionals have had their fair share of employment law rulings to keep track of in...

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