In the recent case of Augustine v Data Cars Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld the Tribunal’s decision that there was no breach of the Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000, despite agreeing that there was less favourable treatment.
In a recent employment tribunal case, a Christian social worker argued that they had been discriminated against, after their job offer was retracted in response to their negative comments on homosexuality.
In Bicknell and another v NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Commissioning Board, the Employment Appeal Tribunal found that the merger of six clinical commissioning groups did not constitute a “relevant transfer” giving rise to protection under TUPE, as the groups were not pursuing an economic activity.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) have ruled that in some circumstances, a “future claims” waiver in a settlement agreement may be enforceable where employment is continuing.
Are employers required to consider redeploying employees within their business, as an alternative to dismissing them?
In the case of Ballerino v Racecourse Association Ltd, the EAT has considered how an employment tribunal should have approached claims of pregnancy and maternity discrimination and automatic unfair dismissal in the context of a redundancy dismissal
The newly-elected Labour government are proposing a raft of employment law changes under their “new deal for working people”.
Can employees be personally liable for discrimination claims, even when a claim succeeds against their employer?
What might the upcoming general election mean for employment law?
