In the employment tribunals: May 2010

XpertHR provides summaries of recent employment tribunal rulings.

Deductions without consent or notification were designed to destroy employment relationship
Employer's redundancy scoring decision discriminated against male employee
Employer acted reasonably in not waiting for outcome of criminal proceedings
Failure to take leave due to sickness was not a bar to holiday pay
Lengthy campaign of racial harassment condoned by employer
Employer failed to establish fair reason for dismissal
Zero hours provisions in contract still enforceable after years of full-time work
Employee already on sick leave not entitled to full pay when suspended
Employee who made Nazi salute was unfairly dismissed
Employer's attitude to contractual bonus was a fundamental breach
Agreement to reduce hours amounted to entirely new employment relationship
Loss of cleaning contract did not result in TUPE transfer