Employment Law Updates

An ex-teacher who lost her job after more than five years of increasing tension in her workplace has failed in an attempt to breathe new life into her unfair dismissal claim on the basis of

In an embarrassing decision for the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), it has been found guilty of sex discrimination against a female employee whose permission to work part of the week at home in order to

Falls from height remain one of the biggest causes of serious workplace injury in the UK, with more than 40 people killed and 4,000 suffering major injuries every year. As part of the Government’s drive

In a guideline case that established that European equal treatment laws do not have retrospective effect – and that not every act of discrimination is unlawful – a gay man who campaigned to secure equal

In a decision which helps to set the boundaries of the employment relationship, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has been found vicariously liable for the negligence of a prison inmate whose carelessness resulted in serious

In a case which highlights the difficulty of proving causation in whistle-blowing cases, a high-flying bank worker who claims that she was disadvantaged after accusing a colleague of spiking her drink during a hotel meeting

In a unique decision of importance to all NHS employees and others who work for public authorities, an ex-paramedic who groped a vulnerable woman in the back of an ambulance while taking her to hospital

In refusing to increase a £6,000 damages pay-out awarded to an Army chef after he was called a ‘dumb black b***ard’ by a sergeant, the Court of Appeal has underlined the importance of public perception

In a case which succinctly encapsulated the current state of the law on the vicarious liability of employers, an innocent customer who was savagely attacked by a petrol kiosk attendant on a supermarket forecourt has

In upholding a black road sweeper’s race discrimination complaint, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has given authoritative guidance on the recurrently thorny issue as to the circumstances in which it is appropriate to infer discrimination