Open to non-members – rejection of job application because of previous union activities was unlawful

In Jet2.com Ltd v Denby the EAT has held that the protection from being refused employment due to trade union membership extends to trade union activities that are incidental to membership. A tribunal had been entitled to find that an airline had breached the protection when it rejected an application for employment from a pilot even though he was no longer a member of his trade union, because he had previously advocated for the union to be more involved in collective bargaining.

Stevenson/Farmer review into mental health in the workplace          

Lord Dennis Stevenson and Paul Farmer have published "Thriving at Work", their independent review into workplace mental health. The report recommends that all employers should adopt mental health core standards to provide a framework for mental health in the workplace.

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