School discriminated against Christian caretaker who tweeted against Pride
Philosophical belief: barrister’s tribunal claim against Stonewall begins
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.
EAT hears David Mackereth’s appeal against trans pronouns ruling
Christian doctor dismissed for refusing to refer to transgender people by their preferred pronouns is appealing a 2019 judgment at the employment tribunal.
Trade union detriment: action short of dismissal is legal, finds Court of Appeal
Employers are able to sanction employees that take part in industrial action without breaching their human rights, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
Rail inspector with ‘shy bladder syndrome’ wins £90,000 compensation
A Network Rail worker with 'shy bladder syndrome' who could not provide urine sample for drug testing has won £90,000 for unfair dismissal.
Pimlico Plumbers holiday pay ruling: four steps for employers
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
EAT hears appeal of Christian sacked for LGBT education comments on Facebook
Kristie Higgs, the Christian school worker sacked for Facebook posts raising her concerns about transgenderism and sex education, has her...
Court of Appeal: agency workers do not have right to apply for permanent jobs
Agency workers do not automatically have the right to be invited to apply for a directly employed vacancy.
Pimlico Plumbers loses holiday pay appeal in case with ‘huge’ implications
A heating engineer who claimed he was owed holiday pay by Pimlico Plumbers after the Supreme Court ruled that he...
BNP Paribas to pay £2.1m to banker who had witch’s hat left on her desk
A woman who won a sex discrimination and equal pay case against BNP Paribas has been awarded more than £2...
Tarmac not liable for injury resulting from ‘horseplay’, rules Court of Appeal
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.
What does 2022 have in store for HR?
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.
The 10 most important employment law cases in 2021
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, HR professionals have had their fair share of employment law rulings to keep track of in...