Employment and HR

• COVID-19 Lockdowns No Excuse for Sub-Standard Redundancy Processes

  • Posted17 November 2021

  The COVID-19 lockdowns plunged thousands of businesses into dire financial straits but, as an Employment Tribunal (ET) ruling showed, the unprecedented crisis in no way relieved hard-pressed employers of their...

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• Whistleblowing Nurse’s Dismissal ‘Grossly Unfair’

  • Posted4 November 2021

  There are few things more serious in an employment context than sacking a whistleblower for performing a valuable public service. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) made that point in the...

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• Discrimination and the Burden of Proof – Supreme Court Clarifies the Law

  • Posted14 October 2021

  Ever since a crucial alteration was made to the wording of the Equality Act 2010, the question of where the burden of proof lies in employment discrimination cases has been...

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• Employer Pays High Price for Turning Blind Eye to ‘Toxic’ Office Culture

  • Posted6 October 2021

  Banter is one thing, but employers who turn a blind eye to workplaces descending into toxic arenas of discriminatory abuse can expect to reap a bitter harvest. That was certainly...

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• COVID-19 – Carer Sacked After Visiting Pub Wins Unfair Dismissal Claim

  • Posted16 September 2021

  The pressure put on many employment relationships by COVID-19 was illustrated by the case of a care worker who was sacked by her vulnerable charge’s mother after she went to...

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• Pandemic or No Pandemic, Redundancy Exercises Must Be Open and Fair

  • Posted1 September 2021

  Thousands of businesses left struggling by the COVID-19 pandemic have had little choice but to shed staff. However, as an Employment Tribunal (ET) ruling showed, the legal requirement that redundancy...

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