Employment and HR

• Equal Pay Comparability – Supermarket Workers Win Important Victory

  • Posted15 April 2019

  In Asda Stores Limited v Brierley, the question before the Court of Appeal was whether or not thousands of women who worked at Asda’s retail stores could compare themselves with...

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• Even Highly Offensive Workplace Banter May Not Amount to Harassment

  • Posted8 April 2019

  Irreverent and foul-mouthed banter is commonplace in some working environments and does not necessarily amount to harassment or victimisation. An Employment Tribunal (ET) made that point in rejecting a compensation...

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• Judges and Firefighters Triumph in Age Discrimination Test Case

  • Posted18 March 2019

  To defeat a claim of direct discrimination under the Equality Act 2010, the employer must show that the treatment complained of is in pursuit of a legitimate aim and is...

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• Untaken Paid Holiday – Does Failure to Request Leave Result in its Loss?

  • Posted1 March 2019

  The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has supported the opinion of the Advocate General that the mere fact that a worker did not apply to take annual...

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• Deliveroo Riders Are Self-Employed, High Court Rules

  • Posted13 February 2019

  The High Court has dismissed a claim by the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) seeking to overturn a decision of the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) that Deliveroo riders...

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• Individuals Personally Liable for Whistleblowing Dismissal, Court of Appeal Rules

  • Posted29 January 2019

  In a landmark judgment, the Court of Appeal has confirmed that individual managers can be held personally liable for dismissal in whistleblowing claims (Timis and Another v Osipov and Another)....

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