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- Date:
- 14 June 2022
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Rentplus UK Ltd v Coulson, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that an employer cannot escape the requirements of the "Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures" by disguising a dismissal for misconduct or poor performance as a redundancy.
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- Date:
- 7 June 2022
- Type:
- Employment law cases
We look at three recent employment tribunal decisions where the actions of the employer led to successful unfair constructive dismissal claims.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
We look at five recent cases in which employers have been found to have discriminated against employees who were pregnant or on maternity leave.
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- Date:
- 11 May 2022
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Rodgers v Leeds Laser Cutting Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld a tribunal's decision that the employee's dismissal for refusing to return to the workplace because of concerns about the pandemic was not automatically unfair for a health and safety reason.
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- Date:
- 6 May 2022
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
Max Winthrop guides you through everything you need to know about constructive dismissals and how they can be defended.
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- Date:
- 14 April 2022
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Long v British Gas Trading Ltd, an employment tribunal held that the selection for redundancy of a part-time employee who was the mother of young children was sex discrimination, less favourable treatment because of part-time working and an unfair dismissal.
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- Date:
- 10 February 2022
- Type:
- Employment law cases
We look at four employment tribunal cases in which the claimants successfully argued that they were discriminated against during difficult pregnancies and pregnancy loss.
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- Date:
- 26 January 2022
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Allette v Scarsdale Grange Nursing Home Ltd, an employment tribunal held that a care-home worker was fairly dismissed when she refused to be vaccinated against coronavirus.
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- Date:
- 25 January 2022
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
We highlight key cases due to be decided in 2022 and discuss their impact on HR. These include cases on: vicarious liability, holiday pay, agency workers, compulsory retirement ages, and coronavirus-related health and safety cases. We will also be reflecting on the key decisions from last year and look forward to the case law trends likely to emerge this year.
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- Date:
- 6 January 2022
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Hope v British Medical Association, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the tribunal was entitled to find that the employer had acted reasonably in dismissing the employee for bringing vexatious grievances and refusing to either pursue or withdraw those grievances.