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Tom Street Within the tort of defamation there are two primary actions that can be pursued. These are known as libel and slander. If you had to explain the differences between the two into one sentence it is probably best to say that libel concerns written statements about an individual or company whilst slander is to verbal … Read more
What are the Grounds for unfair dismissal claims? The grounds for unfair dismissal claims are such that if you have been dismissed without any good reason by your employer and you have been employed for at least 2 years (this is following the 6 April 2012, if you were employed prior to that date you … Read more
In 2010, Tom Street & Co were instructed to represent a client in a claim for unfair dismissal and indirect sex discrimination. The case came about prior to the introduction of the Equality Act 2010 (which came into force in October 2010) and was therefore advanced under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 but, notwithstanding this, … Read more
In 2011 we acted on behalf of a client, an interesting claim against Whitbred Plc. Our client was advancing two distinct claims and was successful, at the Employment Tribunal, with one of them, namely his claim for unlawful deduction from wages. This case serves as an important reminder to hotel workers and certain staff who … Read more
We were consulted by an individual who felt that he had been unfairly selected for redundancy. His employer, a large manufacturing company, decided to restructure one of its factory operations and as part of this process, having taken advice from its Human Resources department, it decided that, once it had created the new structure, it … Read more
Tom Street & Co were recently instructed to assist a young man in connection with an unfair dismissal claim he wished to advance against his former employers. His employers were a high street retailer. He was dismissed for gross misconduct in connection with the alleged theft of extremely low-value items in this case, confectionary items. … Read more
We were recently asked to defend a vexatious application to strike out our client’s statement of case under CPR 3.4. The circumstances in which the application was to strike out our statement of case was made was as follows: We had been successful in obtaining a Tribunal award in our client’s favour at the Central London … Read more
We were instructed to represent a young lady who worked in a hair salon. She was taken on with the promise of an “apprenticeship” and paid a very low salary of ÂŁ30 per day on the assumption, possibly naively on her part, that she would receive some form of apprenticeship or training to advance her … Read more
If you’re going through an equal pay claim and you have a comparator that doesn’t work for the same establishment you work in but for an associated employer don’t lose hope as you could still potentially be successful in your claim. The are three main tests with regards to linking the two establishments within an … Read more
There is often a common preconception that if there is no written contract of employment between and employer and employee then there is no contract, however employment contract law has confirmed otherwise. There is always a contract of employment between an employer and an employee even if it is not in writing one will still … Read more
