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The union organisation Unison has been given permission to pursue a judicial review against the Government. This follows the introduction of fees for workers looking to take their claim to an employment tribunal. The permission, which was granted on the same day as the introduction of employment tribunal fees comes into force, states that a … Read more
In George Osborne’s 2012 speech at the Tory party conference he put forward a shares for rights proposal where employee’s could give up employment rights such as unfair dismissal, statutory redundancy pay and flexible working time and in return they would gain shares in the company worth between ÂŁ2,000 and ÂŁ50,000. This was included with a … Read more
Research Identifying Risk of Miscarriage for Night-shift workers New research from the Fertility Centre at University Hospital Southampton has found a significant increase in the incidence of miscarriage among pregnant nightshift workers when compared to women who work nine to five. The study, led by Dr Linden Stocker and Dr Ying Cheong, considered the reproductive … Read more
A golf club in East Anglia has lost an unfair dismissal claim brought by a former employee. The claim brought against Gorleston Golf Club hinged on an incident whereby the Claimant’s manager, a qualified first-aider, was drinking in the club bar at the same time as the barmaid had collapsed into a diabetic coma. The … Read more
There is a great deal of worry amongst the Unions and employment law solicitors with the approaching tribunal fees which arrive on the 29th July 2013. Their main worry which is fairly understandable is that the fees are going to deny justice to employees who have been unfairly dismissed. They could be viewed as prohibitive … Read more
The dating website BeautifulPeople.com has 750,000 “good looking” members on its books and has decided to create an employment agency as a spin-off of the main business. Companies who consider it important to only hire good-looking staff will be able to log on to the dating community website and browse through a selection of attractive … Read more
According to a study by the TUC for the year 2011/2012, less than 1% of fathers take advantage of additional paternity leave up to a total of 26 weeks. The study found that just 1,650 out of 285,000 men took the extra paternity leave. The additional paternity leave is paid at the statutory rate of … Read more
Following the failed constructive dismissal case brought by Apprentice winner Stella English against Lord Sugar, he has decided to sue her for ÂŁ35,000 worth of legal costs relating to the case which was thrown out by an Employment Tribunal. Stella English, 34, brought a claim against Lord Sugar and one of his companies that she … Read more
A Christian employee has been awarded more than ÂŁ2,550 in compensation after it was found that his Muslim employers discriminated against him because he was white and a Christian. Christopher Turton worked at the National Halal Food Group in Birmingham, and was one of only two white employees at the company. The company supplied supermarkets … Read more
An elite firearms officer at North Yorkshire Police Force has won ÂŁ20,000 in compensation after a campaign of bullying and sexual harassment by colleagues. The police markswoman was accused of having an affair with a senior officer, was fooled into opening a stash of hardcore pornography and was asked by a trainee inspector “would you … Read more