Employment and HR

• Employers Cannot Be Forced to Re-Engage Unfairly Dismissed Workers

  • Posted31 October 2019

  Can Employment Tribunals (ETs) or the courts force employers to re-engage employees who have been unfairly dismissed? In a ground-breaking decision, the Court of Appeal has answered that question in...

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• Employer Not Liable for Worker’s Offensive Facebook Post

  • Posted18 October 2019

  Under Section 109(1) of the Equality Act 2010, anything done by a person in the course of their employment must be treated as also done by the employer. That is...

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• Hospital Whistleblower Compensated for Detrimental Treatment

  • Posted4 October 2019

  Workplace whistleblowers who act in the public interest by exposing wrongdoing are protected by the full force of the law. In a case on point, a hospital worker who endured...

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• Constructive Knowledge – Employer Defeats Claim Thanks to Reasonableness Test

  • Posted19 September 2019

  Under Section 15 of the Equality Act 2010, an employer’s duty to make reasonable adjustments for an employee who is disabled is only triggered if the employer has actual knowledge...

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• Trust in an Employee Misplaced? The Law Will Help You Pick Up the Pieces

  • Posted5 September 2019

  In spite of the obvious risks involved, a great many businesses have no choice but to entrust confidential information to their employees. A High Court case showed that, where such...

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• Photographer Subjected to Racial Harassment Wins Substantial Damages

  • Posted22 August 2019

  If you have been ill-treated at work, Employment Tribunals (ETs) have the power to award damages against your employer and to compensate you for the indignity or injury to feelings...

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