Precedent-setting cases from the EAT and appellate courts, along with reports of selected tribunal cases.
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- Date:
- 14 October 2020
In Chell v Tarmac Cement and Lime Ltd, the High Court held that the employer was not negligent or vicariously liable when an employee's practical joke caused an injury to a contractor.
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- Date:
- 28 September 2020
In Sullivan v Bury Street Capital Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that an employee who had paranoid delusions about a "Russian gang problem" was not disabled under the Equality Act 2010.
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- Date:
- 28 September 2020
In Aramark (UK) Ltd v Fernandes, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the employer's failure to put a redundant employee on a list of bank workers was not unreasonable, within the meaning of s.98(4) of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
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- Date:
- 21 September 2020
In K v L, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that a school teacher's dismissal for possessing indecent images of children was unfair because the employer had not cited reputational damage as a potential ground for dismissal.
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- Date:
- 27 July 2020
In Robinson v Department for Work and Pensions, the Court of Appeal held that, in a discrimination arising from disability claim, the employment tribunal must focus on the reason for the unfavourable treatment and examine the employer's thought processes.
