Employment Articles

A Muslim bus driver has lost his claim that he was subjected to harassment based on his race or religion while at work. The issue arose when the driver, who was of Moroccan origin, was talking to a colleague in the staff canteen. He told him about a report...

The High Court has ruled that a 96-hour shift pattern for firefighters was unlawful because it breached the Working Time Regulations 1998. The case involved firefighters employed by South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The authority operated a shift...

An employment tribunal has ruled that drivers with Hermes are workers, not self-employed contractors and so are entitled to employment rights. The ruling follows a similar decision by the Supreme Court, which held that a plumber with Pimlico Plumbers should...

The Employment Tribunal has ruled that an employer discriminated against a woman when it extended her probationary period after discovering she was pregnant. Charlotte Kimberley was appointed as a contracts administrator by Calibre Building Services on 8...

A disabled employee has won a constructive dismissal claim after his employer ‘forced’ him to work evenings. The employee joined the firm in October 2011. He regularly worked 12 to 14-hour days that stretched well into the evening. In July 2012...

An NHS manager who was told her role was being reduced by half during a TUPE transfer was unfairly dismissed. That was the ruling of the Employment Tribunal in a case involving Karen Faulkner and the NHS Business Services Authority. Mrs Faulkner was a...

The European Commission has proposed a wide-ranging new law to strengthen protection for whistleblowers who uncover unlawful activities in their company or organisation. It’s thought the new measures are likely to be adopted by the UK as part of our...

A local authority’s decision not to award incremental pay increases resulted in unlawful deductions of wages for some of its employees. That was the decision of the Court of Appeal in a case involving Nottingham City Council and three groups of its...

Choosing candidates for redundancy is a complicated process requiring a detailed knowledge of employment law. If the correct procedures are not carried out, employers could face costly claims of unfair dismissal, as happened in a recent case before the...

Employers must do more to prevent sexual harassment and remove toxic cultures in many workplaces, according to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The Commission makes several recommendations to improve protection for employees in a new report,...