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No collective bargaining rights for self-employed Deliveroo riders, rules High Court

Date:

18 December 2018

In R (on the application of the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain) v the Central Arbitration Committee and another, the High Court held that Deliveroo riders are not workers and therefore are not automatically entitled to a collective bargaining arrangement.
Supreme Court defines "unfavourable" treatment in relation to discrimination arising from disability

Date:

18 December 2018

In Williams v Trustees of Swansea University Pension & Assurance Scheme and another, the Supreme Court held that an employee, whose working hours had been reduced to accommodate his disability, was not treated "unfavourably" when his enhanced pension on ill-health retirement was based on his final part-time salary, rather than his full-time salary.
EAT rules that implied term prevented dismissal of employee with long-term disability cover

In Awan v ICTS UK Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that an implied term of the contract of employment prohibited the employer from dismissing the employee for medical capability while he was entitled to receive long-term disability benefits.
Disability discrimination: Dismissal of shoplifting employee with tendency to steal

Date:

29 November 2018

In Wood v Durham County Council, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that the employee's tendency to steal was a manifestation of his disability and an excluded condition under the Equality Act 2010 (Disability) Regulations 2010.
Redundancy: Failure to fulfil contractual obligation to offer trial period for alternative role

Date:

23 November 2018

In George v London Borough of Brent, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that the employer's failure to comply with a contractual obligation to offer a redundant employee a trial period for a possible alternative role was likely to render the dismissal unfair.

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