Employment and HR

• Religion or Belief Discrimination – The Correct Comparator

  • Posted27 March 2014

  A practising Christian who was dismissed from his job as a paediatric consultant after he refused to accept recommendations that he refrain from using religious references in his workplace communications...

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• Unfair Dismissal Claims – The Role of the Tribunal

  • Posted18 March 2014

  In Harding v Cancer Research UK Limited, a former charity worker has failed in his long-running unfair dismissal claim after the Court of Appeal ruled that his case was based...

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• Refusal of Suitable Alternative Employment – The Correct Test

  • Posted7 March 2014

  In a case on whether or not it was reasonable for an employee at risk of redundancy to refuse an offer of suitable alternative employment (Readman v Devon Primary Care...

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• Extension of Flexible Working Rights – New Implementation Date

  • Posted4 March 2014

  The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced that the extension of the right to request flexible working arrangements to all employees who have completed 26 weeks’ qualifying service...

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• Age-Related Differences in Voluntary Redundancy Scheme Justifiable

  • Posted26 February 2014

  In a ruling which underlines that direct discrimination on the ground of age, unlike any other form of direct discrimination, is capable of being objectively justified, the Court of Appeal...

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• Saving Business Must Be Prime Reason to Avoid Liability Under TUPE

  • Posted13 February 2014

  The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) exist to protect the rights of employees when their employer changes. However, when a business transfers from one owner to...

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