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A Sports Direct employee has challenged the legality of the exploitative use of zero-hours contracts for part-time employees. A number of UK employers have come under the spotlight after systematic naming of part-time staff as “casual workers” and affording them only a zero-hours contract as a result. The government has been reviewing the use of zero-hour … Read more
A housekeeper at the home of Maya Von Schoenburg, former wife of the Mercedes-Benz heir, was fired after getting pregnant and has been awarded £19,000 in damages for pregnancy discrimination. Teresa Filipowska’s employer told her in her first year of employment that she must not get pregnant, and was required to discuss family planning issues … Read more
According to a recent survey by law firm Slater and Gordon, Â than a quarter of mothers in the UK have encountered pregnancy discrimination against at work. One-third of 1,975 women questioned said they had found it very difficult to further their careers. More than half of the respondents felt that their employer could do more … Read more
STEP 1 Are you on Means Tested benefits? (Income Suport, Income Based Job Seekers Allowance, Pension Credit Guarantee Credit, Income Related Employment and Support Allowance, Working Tax Credit but not also receiving Child Tax Credit.) IF Yes >>Â Full Remission of Fees IF No >> Not eligible for fee remission – Goto STEP 2 STEP 2 … Read more
A man from Staffordshire, who complained that he was dismissed while recovering from a heart operation, has lost the chance to pursue a disability discrimination claim. However, at a preliminary hearing at Birmingham Employment Tribunal he has been given the green light to claim for unfair dismissal. David Darby complained that after being put on … Read more
Those who work on a self-employed basis have significantly less protection than employees in the workplace. There is a growing trend within certain sectors to work on a freelance or self-employed basis and there are tax benefits in so doing. The benefits, however, must be weighed against the loss of employment rights. A number of … Read more
A Scottish timber building company has lost an unfair dismissal case brought by an employee who was sacked after making derogatory comments on Facebook. Niall Kass, a lorry driver for the company Gillies and Mackay Ltd in Pertshire, was stopped by the police in his company vehicle which had an expired MOT. He was served … Read more
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
During 2011 there were some significant consultations within Government that were titled Modern Workplace consultations[1]. One of the points that was put forward in these consultations, and which has been taken up by the Government, is to bring in statutory requests for flexible working time in certain circumstances. The decision to bring this in was … Read more
An age discrimination claim has been launched against the University of Kent by a 60-year old lecturer, Mr Stephen Games. Mr Games is bringing a £750,000 age discrimination claim against the university on the basis that he was not afforded a full-time role in the university’s architecture department. Evidence was heard from Mr Games at … Read more