A recent case at Brighton Football Club raises questions on job duties and dismissals. A security supervisor with a decade of service lost his claim of unfair dismissal after refusing to make laundry duties a permanent part of his role. The Employment...
An employee of the global financial institution lost an unfair dismissal claim over questionable expense claims during a business trip to Amsterdam. He faced termination after filing for two lunches on the company's €100 daily allowance. His manager...
UK to raise fines for hiring illegal immigrants to £45,000 for 1st breach and £60,000 for repeat offenses, starting 2024. Consultations on further actions planned. Employers are to face much higher fines if they hire illegal immigrants, under a...
A nursery school assistant has won an unfair dismissal case after her employer fabricated allegations against her. The Employment Tribunal found that her dismissal, based on accusations of drinking alcohol at work and neglecting her duties, lacked convincing...
New government plans aim to make flexible working the ‘default’ and a right from the beginning of employment. The programme would not be limited to hybrid (office-home) but also include job-sharing, flexitime, and working compressed, annualised...
A youth support worker has lost his disability discrimination claim because a tribunal ruled that the law was only designed to protect disabled workers against unfair treatment, it was not intended to give them an advantage over their colleagues. The case...
A salesman has won an unfair dismissal claim after he was fired for making personal calls on the company phone and giving a customer his personal phone number, because his employer made no attempts to contact him during the disciplinary proceedings. The...
The Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination Bill will extend protection currently available only for parents on some type of relevant leave, to pregnant women and new parents returning to work. Before dismissal, employers must offer suitable alternative...
He accused his boss of not giving him work shifts because they support different football teams, but this was not convincing enough for a contractor to win his claim of unfair dismissal and discrimination. A fan of the football team Glasgow Rangers...
A transgender worker has won her claim of gender reassignment discrimination after she was asked by her manager if she wore underwear. The employee worked as a catering assistant at the Northern General Hospital. Claimant was questioned by manager if she...
