Employment Articles

The High Court has allowed a family to correct an error in a trust fund that would have had costly tax implications. The case arose out of financial arrangements outlined in the will of a man who died in 2015. He bequeathed £4.2m to be held on trust...

A teacher at a Jewish nursery who was sacked after refusing to lie about cohabiting with her boyfriend was not subjected to religious discrimination.   However, the nursery's criticisms of her amounted to sex discrimination and harassment. ...

A bisexual prison officer who was taunted by colleagues as ‘gay’, ‘poof’ and ‘vermin’ was victimised and unfairly dismissed. That was the decision of the Employment Tribunal in a case involving 40-year-old Ben Plaistow...

The Court of Appeal has upheld a tribunal ruling that female workers in Asda stores were employed under terms and conditions that were comparable to men working in the company’s distribution depots.   It’s an important decision as it...

London Underground has found itself in the unusual position of having to pay twice to compensate agency workers in a dispute over back pay.   The issue arose following the introduction of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010.   After it...

A chief executive who was dismissed after raising concerns that her company was trying to avoid paying tax has been awarded £57,000 compensation. The case involved Mrs Faiza Rizvi, who worked for the medical staffing agency, Capital Care Services,...

The accountancy firm Grant Thornton has been ordered to pay damages of £315,345 after providing negligent advice to Manchester Building Society. However, it was not liable for the losses incurred following that advice. The High Court heard that Grant...

A manager with a recruitment agency who resigned after being asked to take a reduction in hours that significantly reduced his wages has been awarded £17,000 for unfair dismissal. The case involved Mr C Decker, who worked for Extra Personnel Logistics...

When dealing with disciplinary issues at work it’s essential that employers are consistent in the way they treat different cases. A lack of consistency can undermine a decision, as illustrated in a recent case before the Employment Appeal Tribunal. ...

Three employees have won claims of unfair dismissal and breach of contract after their employer tried to alter the terms of their pay structure. The employees worked in insurance and underwriting. They had been headhunted by Neon Management Services Ltd in...