In the employment tribunals: February 2013

XpertHR provides summaries of recent employment tribunal rulings.

Drug testing: unfair dismissal of worker who tested positive for cannabis use
Council fails to provide agency workers information in redundancy and TUPE consultations
Age discrimination: tribunal finds degree requirement for promotion was not justified
Religious discrimination: dismissal of Seventh Day Adventist not discriminatory
Smoking policy: worker unfairly dismissed for allegedly smoking in company vehicle
Time off for dependants: tribunal considers reasonableness of six absences totalling seven days in 12 months