It's not what you know – dismissal for whistleblowing despite dismissing manager's belief -
In Royal Mail Group Ltd v Jhuti the Supreme Court has reinstated a decision that an employee was dismissed because she had blown...more
12/3/2019
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Space invaders – parking policy relevant to reasonable adjustments claim -
In Linsley v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs the EAT confirmed that the employer's parking policy should not have been...more
4/15/2019
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Unfair Dismissal
Looking back – limited appeal investigation not unfair -
It was not unfair for an employer to place limits on a disciplinary appeal investigation where the employee's representative had agreed to this, according to the EAT...more
Weekly newsletter on employment matters.
In this weeks issue:
- Don't break it – rest periods have to be uninterrupted...
- Is that relevant? Disclosure of documents between employee and union...more
In this weeks issue:
- White lies – incorrect reason for dismissal breach of trust and confidence...
- Substance not form – TUPE transfer followed share sale...
- Did you see that? CCTV recordings and disciplinary...more
In this weeks issue:
- Hear no evil – manager's motives not attributed to decision taker...
- By contrast – EAT rejects argument that decision maker was innocent agent with no discriminatory motive...
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10/30/2017
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Too much information? References to previous incidents did not make investigation unfair -
In NHS 24 v Pillar the EAT found that an investigation into misconduct which took account of earlier incidents that had not been...more
Compare and contrast – pension based on hours reduced because of disability was not discriminatory -
The Court of Appeal has upheld the EAT decision in Williams v The Trustees of Swansea University Pension & Assurance...more
Missing the jackpot – High Court awards nominal damages for breach of confidentiality -
Marathon Asset Management LLP v Seddon arose out of a team move from an investment management business (MAM). Prior to leaving...more
3/6/2017
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A little knowledge is dangerous – awareness of the consequences of a disability not required for discrimination "arising from" disability -
In City of York Council v Grosset, the EAT decided that the employer did not...more