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Ellie Humphris Unison is challenging tribunal fees by way of judicial review. Â The UK’s largest union is taking the government to a Judicial Review in protest over the introduction of Employment Tribunal fees. Â Their legal action is backed by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). For the first time, mistreated employees are required to pay hefty … Read more
The recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case of Croft Vets v Butcher has given rise to the possibility that employers may be required to pay for psychiatric treatment or counselling for their depressed employees. The appeal in Croft centred around an employee who had taken time off work because she was suffering from work-related stress and … Read more
November 2013 has seen the publication of the Female FTSE Board Report 2013 by Cranfield University. Â Whilst it shows some increase in the numbers of women on FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 boards there is still a significant gap in gender representation in the boardroom. Â The ‘glass ceiling’ remains very much intact. In the light … Read more
What is Third Party Harassment? Third party harassment is the phrase used to describe harassment suffered by employees at the hands of customers, clients and suppliers. Â Created by the Equality Act 2010, third party harassment legislation means that employees could issue claims against their employers if they failed to protect them adequately from the unwanted … Read more
It has been announced that British Airways will be obliged to pay £2.3 million after losing its three-year long battle with more than 500 members of its cabin crew.  The female employees have been fighting for compensation because the airline effectively cut their pay when they were obliged to switch to ground duties whilst pregnant. … Read more
Whistleblowing, or, more correctly making protected disclosures, is considered vital to public safety. Â High-profile failures in safety such as the Piper Alpha disaster in 1998 and more recently the problems at Stafford Hospital have highlighted the need for a method of protecting workers who feel it necessary to come forward and express their concerns about … Read more
In May 2013 changes were brought in under Part 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offences Act 2012 (LAPSO) making it a regulatory offence to pay or receive referral fees in personal injury cases. Â Aimed at eradicating the compensation culture, this legislation had a huge effect on the personal injury legal sector. … Read more
HMRC have announced this week that they are writing to 200 businesses and threatening to ‘name and shame’ them for their reliance on unpaid interns. It would be hard to disagree that short periods of work experience are a useful and relevant addition to the CVs of those seeking to get into the most competitive … Read more
Two things have muddied the waters with regard to age discrimination and retirement age. 1. Â In 2011 the government abolished the default retirement age. Â Previously set at age 65, this was the age at which employers could expect their employees to retire. 2. The Equality Act 2010 prohibits discrimination on the grounds of age making … Read more
The law describes employees who hand in their resignation (notice) without properly thinking through the consequences as having resigned in the ‘heat of the moment’. Â Like managers who fire employees on the spot, Â the law does allow a cooling off period to a degree. Advice for Withdrawing a Resignation If you have walked out of … Read more
