Employment Articles

A company has prevented an aggrieved employee described as a ‘loose cannon’ from revealing confidential information about some of its clients, including a foreign government and a royal family. The High Court heard that the company provided...

An NHS surgeon dismissed for making racist comments was not unfairly dismissed or subjected to race discrimination. That was the ruling of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in a case involving Mr Peter Hale, an experienced surgeon who worked for Brighton...

An agency worker who was not provided with the ‘same basic working and employment conditions’ as regular employees has won his claim of unequal treatment. The case involved Mr D Kocur, who had been supplied to Royal Mail by an agency. He worked...

A transgender employee has won her claim of constructive dismissal after she was forced to resign following a series of discriminatory comments from her colleagues. Miss Alexandra de Souza E Souza worked as a retail assistant for high street clothing brand...

Nearly 180 employers have been named and shamed for paying more than 9,000 workers less than the National Minimum Wage. The underpayments totalled £1.1m. Those workers underpaid have now received back payments of the wages owed. The worst offending...

An employment tribunal has ruled that a Poundland employee was unfairly dismissed after giving away over £300 worth of products to customers. The employee, Mr Zia, joined the company in June 2013 and worked his way up to assistant manager of the...

Businesses are facing an increasing threat from staff who steal valuable data to help them set up a rival firm or take to a new job with a competitor, according to recent research. A survey by the security software company Symantec found that 56% of...

Large employers who’ve missed the deadline for reporting on their gender pay gap have been given extra time to comply – but they’ve been told they’ve entered the “last chance saloon” to avoid penalties. Private and...

A health care solutions company has been granted an interim injunction preventing a former employee using one of its software programs. The company owned the copyright in a program designed to assist child fostering agencies with accounts, client management...

There has been a sharp rise in the number of employment tribunal cases since the Supreme Court ruled in July that the fees charged to bring claims were unlawful. Figures released by the Courts and Tribunal Service show that claims rose by 64% between July...