Redundancy
In De Bank Haycocks v ADP RPO UK Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT), overturned the tribunal's decision and held that the employee's dismissal for redundancy was unfair because there was an absence of meaningful consultation at the formative stage of the redundancy process.
We look at four cases in which dismissals of employees in their 50s or 60s were found to amount to direct age discrimination, including two where redundancies were rushed through to avoid enhanced pension payments.
In Jandu v Marks and Spencer plc ET/2200275/21, an employment tribunal held that the retailer had breached its duty to make reasonable adjustments by failing to discount any disability-related effects when assessing the employee against the redundancy selection criteria.
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.
We look at five recent cases in which employers have been found to have discriminated against employees who were pregnant or on maternity leave.
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.
We look at four employment tribunal cases in which the claimants argued that their employer's failure to make better use of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme rendered their dismissal unfair.
We round up four recent employment tribunal decisions where employers' actions have resulted in pregnancy and maternity discrimination claims and provide practical tips on how to reduce the risks of similar claims.
In Gwynedd Council v Barratt and another, the Court of Appeal held that the absence of an appeal in a redundancy process is one of many factors in determining the fairness of the dismissal.
In Barlow v Horwich Farrelly Solicitors, an employment tribunal held that the employee had not been unfairly dismissed for redundancy when she was placed in a pool of one and the employer rejected bumping for genuine and sound reasons.
Employment law cases: HR and legal information and guidance relating to redundancy.