Employment Articles

The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision that a fostering agency had unlawfully discriminated against gay men and lesbians by requiring carers to refrain from "homosexual behaviour". The case involved Cornerstone (North East) Adoption and...

An employment tribunal had been wrong to hold that an employee's alleged menopausal symptoms did not amount to a disability for the purposes of a discrimination claim. That was the ruling of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in a case involving...

A mother who was dismissed during her maternity leave while the ownership of her company changed hands has won her discrimination claim. Mrs Rodin worked for HR company DMS1 and went on maternity leave in June 2017. During her absence, the company...

A director didn’t breach his legal duty when he gave an employee an enhanced bonus entitlement shortly before a takeover involving the transfer of employment contracts. That was the decision of the High Court in a case involving Reader v SPIE Ltd . ...

A company in a highly competitive market has been granted an injunction to prevent a former employee from contacting and dealing with its clients. The case involved Delivery Group Ltd and former employee Mr Yeo. In early 2020, the group had increased...

A disabled employee has lost a discrimination claim after a judge concluded that her employer had made all reasonable adjustments to avoid any disadvantage to her. The employee, Ms Martin, started working for the employer in 2014. She had several...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that a constructive dismissal following unwanted sexual comments could amount to an act of harassment within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010 (the Act). The case involved a woman who resigned after alleging that...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that a constructive dismissal following unwanted sexual comments could amount to an act of harassment within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010 (the Act). The case involved a woman who resigned after alleging that...

A supermarket assistant was discriminated against when managers didn’t believe he could be intimidated by a 5ft 4in woman. The case involved Mr T King, who is 6ft tall, and his Tesco line manager, known as JF, who was five months pregnant at the time....

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld a decision that a nursing officer was dismissed solely because she had made protected disclosures. The officer, Ms Fairhall, had worked in district nursing for University Hospital North Tees and Hartlepool NHS...