Employment Law Updates

A businesswoman whose dismissal came soon after the end of her close personal relationship with her boss has won a fresh opportunity to prove that she was unfairly sacked for whistleblowing by the company they

Employment cases are subject to strict time limits and independent advice is essential to avoid the consequences of missing them. In one case, a former university research fellow had her hopes of compensation dashed after

Statistical evidence of unequal treatment in the workplace is not enough by itself to found an indirect discrimination claim, the Court of Appeal has ruled in an important test case involving a group of Home

A manager who was made redundant after working for almost 30 years for the same employer has won the right to compensation after a tribunal pinpointed deficiencies in the procedure followed and found that her

Whether you are an employee or an employer, discrimination (in any form) is always a very difficult matter to address. It is often the case that there will be little or no evidence of direct

A veteran prison officer who was sacked after the autoimmune disorder from which she suffered prevented her from working full time was discriminated against due to her disability and dismissed unfairly, the Employment Appeal Tribunal

A science teacher whose career was blighted by disclosure of false and damaging information to his employers by the police has won an important High Court ruling that what happened amounted to a violation of

Every careful employer should be aware that the duty not to discriminate arises at the very moment when a prospective employee applies for a job. In one case, a nursery school was accused of prejudice

In a guideline decision, which involved the balancing of freedom of expression rights against an individual’s entitlement to privacy, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that a former BBC producer who faced unsubstantiated claims