Employment Law Updates

An ex-soldier who claimed compensation after he was dismissed as a ‘dumb black b***ard’ by an Army sergeant was not the victim of ‘very serious’ racism, Ministry of Defence (MoD) lawyers have argued in a

In a decision which confirms that the principle of legal professional privilege has full force in employment proceedings, a worker has failed to convince a tribunal that he should be permitted to rely upon a

An Islamic prison chaplain who complained that Christian colleagues were generally paid more than him due to their greater length of service has had his race and religious discrimination claims dismissed by the Employment Appeal

In a signpost decision, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has rejected novel arguments that agency workers who complete a 12-week qualification period become automatically entitled to the same rights as directly employed personnel who work

In a unique decision, the High Court has ruled that a provision of the Police Pension Regulations that precluded payment of benefits to an officer’s illegitimate daughter who was not born until after his death

In a case which threw into stark relief the ‘cleft stick’ in which employers providing services to children and vulnerable adults often find themselves, a school caretaker who was sacked after facing unsubstantiated allegations

A devoutly Christian care worker who complained of religious discrimination after her local authority employer required her to work on Sundays has failed in her landmark fight for compensation – but only at the

The heated debate over the employment rights of ministers of religion – or lack of them – is set to continue after a Church of England Rector won the right to a full hearing

In a case which raised novel issues on the interrelationship between insolvency and transfer of undertakings rules, a haulage company (company A) is facing a rash of Employment Tribunal (ET) proceedings after taking over

In an extreme case of office politics, a bitter falling out between a husband and wife team and the former manager of their legal practice culminated in an enormously costly four-day High Court hearing