Employment law cases

All items: Settlement agreements

  • Settlement discussions admissible in pregnancy and maternity discrimination case

    Date:
    15 October 2019

    In Stolk v Hunts Foodservice Ltd and another, an employment tribunal awarded the claimant £11,028 after finding that pre-termination negotiations were admissible as evidence of pregnancy and maternity discrimination.

  • Pre-termination negotiations: Employer's improper conduct meant offer was not a protected conversation

    Date:
    1 March 2017

    In Lenlyn UK Ltd v Kular EAT/0108/16, the EAT held that an employer's offer to an employee of a settlement agreement did not constitute a "protected conversation" because the employer had acted improperly in all the circumstances, and in doing so had also breached trust and confidence.

  • Protected conversations: improper behaviour leads to constructive dismissal

    Date:
    2 December 2016

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that the circumstances surrounding a protected conversation made dismissal appear a foregone conclusion and amounted to a fundamental breach of contract.

  • Case round-up

    Date:
    1 October 2016

    David Malamatenios is partner at Colman Coyle solicitors. He rounds up the latest rulings.

  • Workplace protected conversations shield cannot be waived

    Date:
    16 September 2016

    In DLA Piper's latest case report, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) confirmed the privilege that applies to protected conversations cannot be waived and extends not only to the content of those protected conversations, but also to the fact of the conversations taking place.

  • Case round-up

    Date:
    1 October 2013

    David Malamatenios is a partner, and Linda Quinn, Krishna Santra, Sandra Martins and Melissa Powys-Rodrigues are solicitors at Colman Coyle Solicitors. They round up the latest rulings.

  • Case round-up

    Date:
    1 March 2013

    David Malamatenios is a partner and Colin Makin, Sandra Martins, Melissa Powys- Rodrigues and Linda Quinn are associates at Colman Coyle Solicitors. They round up the latest rulings.

  • Case round-up

    Date:
    1 June 2012

    Sinead Jones is an associate, and Phil Dupres and Beckie Howlett are trainee solicitors at Addleshaw Goddard. They round up the latest rulings.

  • EAT upholds validity of compromise agreements preventing equal pay claims

    Date:
    18 April 2011

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that compromise agreements preventing employees from bringing equal pay claims against a council are valid, even though the employees had been advised by solicitors engaged by the council. 

  • Case round-up

    Date:
    1 July 2010

    Niki Walker, managing associate at Addleshaw Goddard, details the latest rulings.

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