Harassment and constructive dismissal– Driscoll (née Cobbing) v & P Global Ltd and another
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held Driscoll (née Cobbing) v & P Global Ltd and another that a Constructive…
Unintentional indirect discrimination
What is indirect discrimination?
Indirect discrimination is where a provision, criterion or practice, which are not intended to treat anyone…
When a “sleep-in” counts as work
In Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake and Shannon v Rampersad (t/a Clifton House Residential Home), the Supreme Court held that…
Race case out of time
In Adedeji v University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, the Court of Appeal upheld an employment judge’s refusal to grant…
Using the “reasonable steps” defence
Many employers when faced with a discrimination or harassment claim by one employee in relation to conduct by one or…
Health and Safety protections extended to Gig economy workers
The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain v The Secretary of State for Work & Pensions and others.A recent decision…
Dismissal unfair despite no chance of compensation
An employee was entitled to bring a claim for unfair dismissal even where there was no reasonable prospect of recovering…
The straw that breaks the contract’s back
The concept of the ‘last straw’ in relation to constructive dismissal claims featured in the case of Williams v Governing…
What is unfavourable treatment in discrimination?
The Supreme Court (“SC”) has clarified what amounts to “unfavourable treatment” for the purposes of a claim for discrimination arising…