Employment Articles

A cleaner has won his case of unfair dismissal after he made complaints about safety conditions and lack of personal protective equipment during the Covid pandemic.  Mr Hernandez began working for Swiftclean in September 2018. In January 2020, along...

The Employment Tribunal has ruled that an employee who was dismissed while suffering from long Covid is entitled to make a claim for disability discrimination.  It held that his symptoms met the criteria for him to be classed as disabled under the...

An Asda employee who was constructively dismissed and racially harassed at work has been awarded compensation of £40,000 for injury to feelings.  Mrs S Henderson began working for Asda in 2003. She resigned in 2019 after being subjected to a...

The High Court has ruled that a local authority was not liable for the behaviour of one of its employees in accessing and disseminating private data that was stored on its IT system.   The claimant in the case was divorced with two children, who...

A computer technician has been ordered to surrender confidential information retained from his former employer, which could be used to undercut and poach its customers. The defendant worked for the IT support company Iconology Ltd since 2013. In 2020, the...

A committee chairman should be classed as a worker according to the terms of his contract, even though he didn’t have an obligation to carry out any duties.  That was the decision of the Employment Tribunal in a case involving Somerville and the...

A tutor has won her claim of sex discrimination after she was asked to address a sensitive matter with a student because of her gender.  A 94-year-old male student had personal hygiene issues and managers believed the matter was best dealt with by a...

The Employment Tribunal has ruled that an Irishman was racially harassed and victimised when his bossed danced "like a leprechaun" in front of him and mocked his accent.  The case involved Jonathan Kelly, who worked in the warehouse at the...

A woman who was shunned by her work colleagues and not invited to a drinks event has been awarded £74,000 compensation for unfair dismissal, and race and age discrimination. The case involved Rita Leher, 51, who had started working as a cashier at...

A former Google employee has successfully appealed an order by the Employment Tribunal in a case that clarified rules surrounding anonymity of witnesses.  Mr R Frewer brought several claims against Google UK Ltd including automatic unfair...