Employment Articles

A bus driver who was fired after driving his vehicle into a flooded area has won his claim of unfair dismissal. Piotr Borowicki had worked for Bluebird Bus Ltd for eight years when the incident happened. He believed that he would be able to get through the...

A woman who was told she was “immature” for complaining about sexual harassment at work has been awarded £15,000. Marta Podlecka worked as a cost estimator for bathroom supplies company MYM Global for eight months. She told the Employment...

A pharmacy dispenser has won her claim of constructive dismissal after her employers spoke openly about her case before it had been concluded. The case involved Mel Warringon who had worked for Lloyd’s Pharmacy since May 2004. In September 2016, the...

There has been a 39% rise in claims before the Employment Tribunal since the Supreme Court ruled last year that the fees charged to bring claims were unlawful. The fees were introduced in 2013, with employees having to pay up to £1,200 to bring a...

Timing can be crucial when deciding to dismiss an employee, as shown in a recent case before the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT). The case involved an office manager who was dismissed for gross misconduct on 20 September 2016. There was no investigation,...

Companies face penalties if they employ people from other countries without establishing that they are entitled to work in the UK. However, employees must be given every opportunity to provide the necessary documents before they are dismissed or their...

Care workers sleeping at their workplace were “available for work” rather than “working” and so were not entitled to be paid the national minimum wage for the whole of their sleep-in shift. That was the decision of the Court of...

An optician has won her claim of unfair dismissal and discrimination after her employer tried to reclaim training costs following her maternity leave. Ms M Walworth had joined the opticians and hearing care firm Scrivens as an optical advisor. She signed a...

A pharmaceutical company was within its rights to dismiss an employee who failed to complete mandatory online training courses. That was the decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in a recent case involving a medical sales rep Mr Barongo. who was...

The Supreme Court ruling in the Pimlico Plumbers case and the Employment Tribunal decision involving Hermes help to clarify the difference between ‘worker’ and ‘self-employed’ and could have a significant impact on the gig economy. ...