Harassment at work: Context is everything 1
Harassment at work: Context is everything

Introduction Harassment at work often leads to employment tribunal (ET) claims for discrimination. The employee ...

16
Nov
Could settlement agreement confidentiality clauses be banned? 2
Could settlement agreement confidentiality clauses be banned?

The latest target of the #MeToo movement could be settlement agreement confidentiality. It is currently ...

29
Oct
Gay cake and sexuality discrimination 3
Gay cake and sexuality discrimination

Sexuality discrimination is outlawed both in the workplace and when buying goods and services. In ...

23
Oct
Not all disability-related poor treatment is discrimination 4
Not all disability-related poor treatment is discrimination

Dr Dunn accused his employer, the prison service, of disability-related poor treatment. He had been ...

17
Oct
Resigning to claim constructive dismissal 5
Resigning to claim constructive dismissal

An employee who wants to claim constructive dismissal must show (1) that their employer has ...

19
Sep
Professor sues Oxford University after "forced retirement" 6
Professor sues Oxford University after “forced retirement”

A row over forced retirement has hit Oxford University, one of the most famous universities ...

12
Sep
Sexual harassment at work 7
Sexual harassment at work

Sexual harassment at work seems to have become an epidemic. According to a recent BBC ...

15
Aug
Carers and sleep-ins - an important development 8
Carers and sleep-ins – an important development

There has been a huge recent development which sleep-in carers across the country will want ...

31
Jul
Indirect religious discrimination and BBQs 9
Indirect religious discrimination and BBQs

Recently, indirect religious discrimination has been in the news – with a bit of a ...

30
Jul
Disciplinary appeals and reinstatement 10
Disciplinary appeals and reinstatement

It is well established that an employee has a right to appeal the outcome of ...

25
Jul