A psychotherapist who was dismissed on the same day that her NHS Trust employer ceased to exist has convinced the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) that the Secretary of State for Health ‘stepped into the
In a ruling which underlines that ageism, unlike other forms of discrimination, can be objectively justified, a civil service worker who received a much smaller payment on taking voluntary redundancy than she would have
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has published the findings of its fourteenth absence management survey, carried out in partnership with Simplyhealth. Key findings are that the average absence per employee
Non-solicitation clauses in their contracts must be taken seriously Recently, a company director who lured away a string of his ex-employer’s prime customers within days of being made redundant and in breach of
In a ruling which clarifies the interplay between disability discrimination rules and the doctrine of frustration, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that where a worker was laid low by a serious stroke, rendering
In a ruling which gives useful guidance to employers on the role of religion in the workplace, a devoutly Christian doctor who was sacked by an NHS Trust after refusing to obey an instruction
In a case which yet again underlined the wisdom of taking professional advice before embarking on employment tribunal proceedings, a former charity worker has failed in his marathon unfair dismissal claim after the Court
In a warning to employers that a refusal to allow an employee to be accompanied by a friend or adviser during disciplinary hearings can be viewed as unreasonable, a dental practice manager has triumphed
In a case which provides some guidance on the tangled interplay between TUPE transfers and unfair dismissal, a commercial property manager has convinced the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) that she had sufficient continuity of
This summer’s hot weather raised the issue of the law regarding temperatures in the workplace. What is a suitable environment will depend on the nature of the activity. For example, the Chartered Institution of
