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- Date:
- 10 February 2021
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Grant v Hunter Price International Ltd and another, an employment tribunal refused to reduce the claimant's award of £73,853 for pregnancy discrimination and constructive dismissal for covertly recording meetings during a discriminatory disciplinary procedure.
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- Date:
- 9 February 2021
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Austin v A1M Retro Classics Ltd, an employment tribunal held that the employee had not committed an act of gross misconduct when he posted comments about his boss on Facebook and that his dismissal was both unfair and wrongful.
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- Date:
- 2 February 2021
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
Employment lawyer Luke Bowery guides you through some common tricky issues in redundancy selection exercises, including those involving furloughed employees, competitive interview processes and disability discrimination.
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- Date:
- 2 February 2021
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Barlow v Horwich Farrelly Solicitors, an employment tribunal held that the employee had not been unfairly dismissed for redundancy when she was placed in a pool of one and the employer rejected bumping for genuine and sound reasons.
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- Date:
- 20 January 2021
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Rawal v Royal Mail Group Ltd ET, an employment tribunal held that the principal reason for the employee's dismissal was his trade union activities, not because he had urinated in a public place.
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- Date:
- 17 December 2020
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
While the focus has been on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, HR professionals have still had their fair share of employment law cases to keep track of in 2020. We highlight seven noteworthy cases from 2020 that employers should know about.
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- Date:
- 16 December 2020
- Type:
- Survey analysis
XpertHR's annual survey of staff attrition rates for 2019 covers voluntary resignations and total turnover rates according to organisation size, broad sector and industry.
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- Date:
- 1 December 2020
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Taylor-Hamieh v The Ritz Hotel Casino Ltd, an employment tribunal held that a redundancy exercise that effectively ruled a pregnant employee out of an available role in the Middle East was discriminatory. The tribunal's £50,121 award included £25,000 for injury to feelings.
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- Type:
- Letters and forms
A model letter to notify employees of a freeze on recruitment.
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- Date:
- 11 November 2020
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
2020 was the year that HR was required to react to the unexpected, but it's now time to plan for the known challenges in the coming year. We look at what HR can do to prepare for 2021.