How far is too far when it comes to practical jokes in the workplace? In the recent case of Mr D Buchholz v GEZE UK Limited, the Employment Tribunal ruled that a manager had been unfairly dismissed after a cleaning company found arranged lines of sherbet on his desk...
Is Channel 4 the trailblazer for menopause at work policies? The menopause is a topical subject at the moment for employers. You may have noticed a lot of publicity around Channel 4’s recent decision to implement a menopause policy. Channel 4 has been transparent...
Tribunal Awards Record Disability Discrimination Award In the case of Barrow v Kellogg Brown and Root (UK) Ltd, the Employment Tribunal has awarded £2.5million in a record discrimination award, the second largest disability discrimination award ever made by the...
IR35 Compliance in Practice Now a little over a month since the introduction of the Off-Payroll Rules, we’ve been reviewing what businesses have been doing in practice to ensure their compliance and some of the common issues that have been encountered. A summary of...
Addison Lee Worker Status In the recent case of Addison Lee Ltd v Lange and others [2021] EWCA Civ 594, Addison Lee sought to distinguish the Uber decision in relation to worker status (a summary of which can be found here. Summary The recent Supreme Court decision in...
Is a dismissal for refusing to attend work for COVID reasons automatically unfair? In the recent case of Rodgers v Leeds Laser Cutting Ltd, the Claimant did not have the required two years’ service to bring an ordinary unfair dismissal claim but was able to bring an...
