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When the Christmas knees up turns into a monkeys’ tea party
/in Employment Tribunal, Unfair Dismissal/by Jonathan MansfieldAs the season of goodwill and frolics getting out of hand is upon us, we have a cautionary tale from the London Central Employment Tribunal. A love triangle between two female zookeepers and a male Llama handler at London Zoo, ended up in a fight at the Christmas party. One contestant was the current, and […]
Gender Pay Gap Persists
/in Equality, Equality Act 2010, Sexual Discrimination/by Meredith HurstIt is sobering indeed to find that in the 21st century,women work for less pay. This, according to the World Economic Forum is likely to persist for a century. The problem has not improved since 2008 – the beginning of the financial crash. It is too soon to tell whether the two things are linked. […]
Legal Issues on Recruitment: Get it Right
/in Employment Law/by Meredith HurstAre you considering hiring new employees? If you are a director, manager or HR professional we can help you through what can otherwise be a complex area of law. Join at our event at the Institute of Directors. We are pleased to invite you to our dedicated Employment/ Immigration Law event at the Institute of […]
Stress at Work
/in Absence from work, Employment Law, Employment Legislation/by Meredith HurstThe most common causes of workplace stress, according to the CIPD, appear to be workload and management issues. Stress at work can lead to all sorts of problems, short-term and long-term absence, anxiety and depression. Stress is defined by the HSE as the ‘adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demands […]
Chelsea Doctor Unfairly Demoted
/in Uncategorised/by Neill ThomasIf Mourinho carries out his threat to ban Eva Carneiro from the bench for the forthcoming match against Manchester City on Sunday, the Club could find itself on the end of a claim for constructive unfair dismissal. On the face of it, it appears that Mourinhopublically castigated Eva Carneiro for doing nothing more than carrying […]
General Election 2015 – The Implications
/in Employment Law, Employment Legislation, Employment Tribunal, Equality, Paternity Leave/by Meredith HurstEmployment law is much like fashion with trends we have been glad to see the back of, reappearing with successive governments. This is particularly relevant to the unfair dismissal qualifying period of service. New Labour reduced the qualifying period from two years to one and then the pendulum swung back again under the Coalition government […]
Collective redundancy consultation
/in Employment Legislation, Redundancy/by Meredith HurstThe ECJ was asked to consider whether the collective consultation obligations applied to the closure of Woolworths and Ethel Austin stores across the UK.The law in the UK provides that when a business is proposing to dismiss as redundant 20 or more staff at one ‘establishment’, collective consultation obligations apply.The employer has an obligation toallow […]
Interview discrimination: What’s the worst question you’ve been asked?
/in Uncategorised/by Meredith HurstDiscrimination in the workplace is unlawful, and employers abusing protected characteristics such as age, race, and sex can find themselves in legal battles. But how seriously are such laws taken? We decided to find out. Despite education and advanced qualifications, graduates are still being discriminated against in job interviews. We found this out when we […]
More on the burden of proof in direct discrimination
/in Equality Act 2010/by Meredith HurstA few weeks ago, we reported on the case of Efobi v Royal Mailin which the EAT seemed to have shifted the emphasis in the burden of proof in discrimination cases. A recent Court of Appeal decision has shifted the position back leaving the orthodoxy undisturbed. What happened in Efobi? The Efobi case involved a […]