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- Date:
- 24 October 2017
- Type:
- Employment law cases
The Supreme Court has held that the State Immunity Act 1978 cannot prevent embassy staff from enforcing workplace rights derived from EU employment laws.
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- Type:
- Letters and forms
A form to familiarise yourself with the ET1 form for an individual to bring a claim to an employment tribunal.
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- Type:
- Letters and forms
An example claim to an employment tribunal in the format that an employee's complaint might take.
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- Type:
- FAQs
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- Date:
- 26 July 2017
- Type:
- Employment law cases
The Supreme Court has held that the requirement for claimants to pay a fee to bring an employment tribunal claim is unlawful and that the legislation that introduced employment tribunal fees must be quashed.
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- Date:
- 5 July 2017
- Type:
- Employment law cases
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that the 10% uplift on general damages in civil claims applies to employment tribunal compensation for injury to feelings caused by discrimination.
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- Date:
- 1 June 2017
- Type:
- Employment law cases
Chris Cook is partner and Keely Rushmore senior associate at SA Law. They round up the latest rulings.
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- Date:
- 11 May 2017
- Type:
- Employment law cases
The Court of Appeal has held that the employment tribunal incorrectly struck out the appellant's claim against Health Education England (HEE). The Court remitted the claim to a fresh tribunal to decide, as a preliminary issue, if the appellant was a worker in relation to HEE under the whistleblowing provisions of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
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- Date:
- 20 April 2017
- Type:
- Employment law cases
An employment tribunal has held that the employer breached the claimant's right to be accompanied when it refused to allow his chosen companions, trade union representatives, to accompany him at a disciplinary appeal hearing. However, it awarded compensation of £2 only, on the basis that the employer had understandable reasons for the refusal.
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- Date:
- 3 April 2017
- Type:
- Employment law cases
An employment tribunal has awarded £25,000 for breach of contract to an apprentice whose contract of apprenticeship, which was due to run for four years, was terminated after less than two years.