Employment law cases to look out for in 2017

Just as there is legislative and regulatory change on the horizon for Employment Law, the courts are going to be busy hearing a number of cases that may prove to have a significant impact in a number of areas – from workers rights, discrimination and whistleblowing, all these areas of law are due to be […]

Employment Law 2017 – What’s on the horizon?

2017 is shaping up to be a dynamic year for Employment Law. Even if we leave aside any crystal ball gazing about the potential impact of BREXIT and the consequences of the Great Repeal Bill (What will change? What will stay the same?) there are plenty of changes coming up. We’re also awaiting decisions in […]

Thomas Mansfield represents Claimant in Breach of Privacy Action against the Police

Thomas Mansfield acted for Andrea Brown in claims for breach of data protection and human rights law, misuse of confidential information and misfeasance in public office against the Metropolitan Police and Greater Manchester Police. The claims, which were recently heard at Central London County Court, arose from a trip Ms Brown, then a serving officer […]

Drink and Drugs Abound on Social Media in the UK – and it Could Cost You a Job

In this digital age, social media is one of the most prevalent ways of communicating and socialising. Whilst it can be fantastic for bringing people together and sharing thoughts and memories, it also has the potential to cause problems – and it could be costing people jobs. In a survey of over 2000 UK workers […]

Uplift to Awards Under the ACAS Code

In a case in which an Employment Tribunal makes an award of compensation it has the power to increase compensation by up to 25% if it finds that there has been a failure to comply with the requirements of any relevant ACAS Code of Practice on the part of the employer. It may also decrease […]

Management of disability related absence

In the case of Griffiths v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the Court of Appeal looked at the question of whether it is a reasonable adjustment to discount disability related absence in an absence management procedure. Previous case law had suggested that it might not be necessary to discount such absence. In this […]

Age discrimination – long serving teacher

Long serving teacher constructively dismissed but not discriminated against on the grounds of age In the case ofBethnal Green and Shoreditch Educational Trust v Dippenaar, EAT (0064/15), a teacher who was managed at her job was able to establish that she was constructively and unfairly dismissed. The teacher in question was given poor assessments after […]

Is the drop in tribunal claims here to stay?

Is the drop in tribunal claims here to stay? Figures have been released for claims in the Employment Tribunal for the last quarter of 2015. The numbers provide a useful comparison with previous years and give an idea of what the trends are. Single claims in the tribunal give the most accurate picture of the […]

Starbucks employee wins dyslexia discrimination case

In the case of Miss Kumulchew v Starbucks Coffee Company Limited, our client, Meseret Kumulchew, won a claim for disability discrimination against her employer Starbucks after she was wrongly accused of falsifying documents. Miss Kumulchew has dyslexia and the tribunal found that Starbucks had failed to make reasonable adjustments for her needs, and appeared to […]