Employment and HR

• Not Every Workplace Complaint Qualifies for Whistleblowing Protection

  • Posted1 June 2020

  Workplace whistleblowers who, in the public interest, disclose what they believe to be wrongdoing are protected by the full force of the law. As an instructive tribunal ruling underlined, however,...

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• Disability Discrimination Victim Secures Over £4.7 Million in Compensation

  • Posted11 May 2020

  The consequences of discrimination in the workplace can be truly devastating and compensation awards to victims can be very substantial. In one case, a disabled bank worker who was stricken...

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• Inducing Breaches of Contract – Court of Appeal Clarifies the Law

  • Posted29 April 2020

  Anyone who induces an employee to breach his or her contract is guilty of a civil wrong and can expect financial consequences – but what amounts to a state of...

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• Shop Workers’ Rights to Opt Out of Sunday Working – Guideline Ruling

  • Posted14 April 2020

  Ascertaining exactly why an employee has been dismissed can be a complicated process. In a case on point, a supermarket chain defeated a worker’s claim that his wish to opt...

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• Watchdog Urges Employers to ‘Step Up’ and Fight Workplace Harassment

  • Posted31 March 2020

  UK equality watchdog the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued new technical guidance for employers, to help them protect staff from sexual harassment and victimisation at work. ...

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• Female Television Presenter Triumphs in Pay Inequality Claim

  • Posted18 March 2020

  If you are paid less than a colleague of the opposite sex for doing like work or work of equal value, there is absolutely no reason why you should put...

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