A round-up of links to news items on employment tribunal rulings in the week beginning 14 May 2012, including an employment tribunal awarding £10,000 to a barmaid who was told by a manager that she should wear a push-up bra to enhance her cleavage.
Barmaid wins £10,000 over push-up bra demand (on the Daily Telegraph website) A barmaid who was told to wear a push-up bra to increase custom at the pub where she worked has won £10,000 compensation for sex discrimination.
We round up what caught Tribunal Watch's eye on Twitter in the week beginning 14 May 2012, during which the Government announced proposals to scrap parts of the Equality Act 2010 that it believes are a burden on employers, including provisions related to third-party harassment; tribunals' wider recommendation powers; and discrimination questionnaires.
A round-up of links to news items on employment tribunal rulings in the week beginning 7 May 2012, including a driver being unfairly dismissed by a millionaire racehorse owner for feeding a piece of leftover lamb to an ailing Labrador.
Multimillionaire sacked his driver for giving Labrador a bone (on the Daily Telegraph website) The driver sacked by a multimillionaire racehorse owner for feeding a piece of leftover lamb to an ailing Labrador last night won his claim for unfair dismissal.
We round up what caught Tribunal Watch's eye on Twitter in the week beginning 7 May 2012, a week in which the Queen's Speech, which sets out the legislative agenda for the coming year, confirmed the Government's commitment to reforming the employment tribunal system.
A sample of 100 employment tribunal rulings gathered by XpertHR suggests that, with the exception of unfair dismissal, NHS trusts are most likely to face race and disability discrimination claims.
The sample of employment-related cases against the NHS was gathered for our round-up of five employment tribunal decisions on claims against the NHS [subscription required].
The round-up looks in detail at cases involving: dismissal for a breach of patient confidentiality; a paramedic's refusal to take an emergency call; rest breaks for a diabetic technician; a trust's letters about a doctor's fitness to attend court; and a transferred employee having a longer commute.
A round-up of links to news items on employment tribunal rulings in the week beginning 30 April 2012, including an employment tribunal ruling a move by Boots to cut some workers' Sunday pay from double time to time-and-a-half to be unlawful.
Boots move to slash Sunday pay for workers is ruled unlawful by tribunal (on the This Is Nottingham website) A move by Boots to slash its workers' Sunday pay has been ruled unlawful by a tribunal.
We round up what caught Tribunal Watch's eye on Twitter in the week beginning 30 April 2012, including the European Court of Justice decision in Neidel v Stadt Frankfurt am Main Case C‑337/10 ECJ (on the ECJ website) that German legislation allowing for a carry-over period for untaken holiday of nine months, with the result that civil or public servants forfeit their leave if it has not been commenced within that period of nine months after the end of the leave year, is unlawful.
A round-up of links to news items on employment tribunal rulings in the week beginning 23 April 2012, including a finding by an employment judge that there was no merit in a religion or belief discrimination claim against British Airways brought by a male cabin crew member on the basis that a female colleague called him "darling".
Male air steward sues British Airways because colleague called him "darling" (on the Daily Telegraph website) A religion or belief discrimination claim against British Airways by a male cabin crew member on the basis that a female colleague called him "darling" has been found to have no merit by an employment judge.
We round up what caught Tribunal Watch's eye on Twitter in the week beginning 23 April 2012, a week in which the major talking point has been the first two decisions from the Supreme Court on age discrimination in Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes and Homer v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police.
A round-up of links to news items on employment tribunal rulings in the week beginning 16 April 2012, including a bus driver awarded £16,700 after he was found to have been unfairly dismissed for a crash that was caused by a stuck throttle.
Dundee bus crash driver wins £16,700 claim for unfair dismissal (on the Courier website) A former bus driver who crashed into a parked car in the city centre says he feels vindicated after an employment tribunal ruled he was unfairly dismissed by National Express Dundee.
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