Precedent-setting cases from the EAT and appellate courts, along with reports of selected tribunal cases.
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- Date:
- 13 November 2020
In Heskett v Secretary of State for Justice, the Court of Appeal confirmed that, while cost alone is not sufficient, the employer's need to reduce expenditure due to budgetary constraints imposed by the Government is a legitimate aim, and the discriminatory pay policy a proportionate means of achieving that aim.
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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.
