Case round-up

This report relates to 5 case(s)

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  Dunnachie v Kingston upon Hull City Council and other appeals [2003] IRLR 384 EAT (5 other reports)

  • Compensation: Unfair dismissal compensation limited to economic loss

    Date:

    5 September 2003

    In Dunnachie v Kingston upon Hull City Council, the EAT holds that before Johnson v Unisys, no awards for injury to feelings were made in unfair dismissal cases.

  • No damages for injury to feelings in unfair dismissal claims

    Date:

    18 July 2003

    The EAT has given its decision in the case of Dunnachie v Kingston upon Hull City Council (and other appeals).

  • Case round-up: Injury to feelings claims and notifying women on maternity leave of internal vacancies

    Date:

    10 June 2003

    This week's case round-up by Eversheds, covering: injury to feelings claims; and notifying women on maternity leave of internal vacancies.

  • EAT clarifies injury to feelings claims

    Date:

    1 June 2003

    Employers cannot be held liable for distress or injury to feelings in unfair dismissal cases, the EAT has ruled.

  • Judge rules out 'unfair' claims

    Date:

    27 May 2003

    Employees can no longer claim compensation for injury to feelings in unfair dismissal cases, following a judgment at the Employment Appeal Tribunal last week.

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  Macdonald v Advocate General for Scotland; Pearce v Governing Body of Mayfield School [2003] IRLR 512 HL (3 other reports)

  • Sex discrimination: House of Lords rules on important sex discrimination issues

    Date:

    15 August 2003

    In MacDonald v AG for Scotland; Pearce v Governing Body of Mayfield School, the House of Lords holds that a homosexual who is dismissed or harassed because of his or her sexual orientation must be compared with a homosexual of the opposite gender for the purposes of establishing direct sex discrimination.

  • Lords rule on harassment and liability

    Date:

    1 August 2003

    In MacDonald v Advocate-General for Scotland; Pearce v Governing Body of Mayfield Secondary School (19 June 2003), the House of Lords rules that a comparator is always required in a case of sexual harassment.

  • Case round-up: post-employment discrimination and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation

    Date:

    8 July 2003

    This week's case round-up by Eversheds, covering post-employment discrimination and discrimination on grounds of sexual orirentation.

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  Pipe v Hendrickson Europe Ltd [2003] All ER (D) 280 (Apr) EAT (1 other report)

  • Case round-up: treating part-time employees less favourably and knowledge of employees' mental illnesses

    Date:

    6 May 2003

    This week's case round-up from Eversheds, covering: treating part-time employees less favourably and knowledge of employees' mental illnesses.

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  Rhys-Harper v Relaxion Group plc and other appeals [2003] IRLR 484 HL (3 other reports)

  • Post-dismissal discrimination covered

    Date:

    1 September 2003

    In Relaxion Group v Rhys-Harper, D'Souza v London Borough of Lambeth, Jones v 3M Healthcare and three other actions (19 June 2003), the House of Lords rules that an employment tribunal has jurisdiction to consider a complaint of discrimination that relates only to acts that are alleged to have taken place after the complainant's employment has come to an end.

  • Discrimination: Employers liable for post-termination discrimination

    Date:

    15 August 2003

    In Relaxion Group plc v Rhys-Harper and related cases the House of Lords interprets anti-discrimination legislation to mean that employees should be protected against certain acts of post-termination discrimination by their employer.

  • Case round-up: post-employment discrimination and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation

    Date:

    8 July 2003

    This week's case round-up by Eversheds, covering post-employment discrimination and discrimination on grounds of sexual orirentation.

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  Transport and General Workers' Union v Morgan Platts Ltd (in administration) [2003] All ER (D) 09 (Jun) EAT (0 other reports)