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The liability estimate for Equal Pay claims against Birmingham City Council has increased by £130 million following a round of new claims and revised figures. In 2012 a group of 174 former care, cleaning and catering employees (all female) who had retired, won the right to make backdated Equal Pay claims against the council. Britain’s … Read more
This year’s Budget delivered by George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, was light on employment law changes (probably because the last 12 months have been very busy with a raft of reforms) but here is a summary of employment-related aspects of the 2013 Budget: – The proposed “Employee Shareholder” system will be in operation as soon … Read more
In one of the strangest stories of the week with an employment slant, it transpires that a British man who was filmed wrestling with a shark on an Australian beach was actually on sick leave, and has subsequently been sacked for breach of trust. Paul Marshallsea, 67, from South Wales, went on holiday to Australia … Read more
According to a recent article in the Guardian newspaper, female employees are experiencing increasing levels of pregnancy-related discrimination in the workplace. Research commissioned by the law firm Slater & Gordon found that one in seven women surveyed had lost their job whilst on maternity leave, with 40% saying that their jobs had changed by the … Read more
If you work through an employment agency you may find that your anti-discrimination rights just improved slightly, following a recent Employment Tribunal decision in a case funded by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. In this case Corinda Pegg was an agency worker who had been dismissed after 44 weeks service following a number of … 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, confectionery items. … Read more
The dangers in using Facebook and Twitter were highlighted again this week when people who tweeted alleged photos of child killer Jon Venables were likely to be charged with contempt of court. A simple tweet, a split-second decision when online, could result in criminal charges for some. Legal action is being taken against several people … Read more
In the recent case of Halford v Seddon Property Services, the employment tribunal held that the claimant had been unfairly dismissed for breaching the “no smoking” policy for company vehicles. Mr Halford got into an argument with his manager over the condition of his company vehicle. The Operations Manager gave Mr Halford a warning for … Read more
An employment tribunal found in favour of a race discrimination claim from a long-standing council employee that Camden Town Hall had routinely hired staff based on the colour of their skin. The interesting case of Fraser Valdez has been called “obviously worrying” by the council and promises to review hiring procedures. The discrimination claim was … Read more
ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) has begun consultation on a statutory code of practice which will run in parallel with legislation on settlement agreements (formerly compromise agreements) which will make pre-termination negotiations inadmissible in an unfair dismissal claim. The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill will introduce a provision into the Employment Rights Act 1996, … Read more