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Agency workers: No entitlement to same number of hours as permanent staff

Date:

17 July 2019

In Kocur v Angard Staffing Solutions Ltd and another, the Court of Appeal held that agency workers' entitlement to the "same basic working and employment conditions" as permanent staff after 12 weeks does not extend to being given the same number of hours' work.
Race discrimination: Posting offensive image on Facebook not done "in the course of employment"

Date:

17 July 2019

In Forbes v LHR Airport Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that an employer was not vicariously liable for racial harassment when an employee posted an image of a golliwog on her Facebook account.
Supreme Court rules on correct test for severance in restrictive covenants

Date:

4 July 2019

In Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd, the Supreme Court allowed the appeal and held that a six-month non-compete clause was enforceable because the unenforceable part of the clause was capable of being severed.
Age discrimination: Absence of means justified pay policy favouring older officers

Date:

3 July 2019

In Heskett v Secretary of State for Justice, the Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld the tribunal decision that a discriminatory pay policy is justified as a proportionate means of achieving the legitimate aims identified by the Ministry of Justice.
Direct discrimination: Court of Appeal rules on perceived disability

Date:

26 June 2019

In Chief Constable of Norfolk v Coffey, the Court of Appeal upheld the tribunal decision that a police constabulary had directly discriminated against an officer because of its perception that her medical condition could develop into a disability in the future.

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