This week the High Court ruled that anonymous bloggers have no right to have their identities kept secret. Richard Horton, a police officer in the Lancashire Constabulary, is the creator of the “NightJack – An English Detective” blog in which he gave his views on life as a police officer... read more
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United States guilty of failing to consult
By Rita Nissiphorou in Redundancy, Retrenchment and Restructuring on Friday, June 19, 2009
On appeal by the US the employment appeal tribunal found the employment tribunal had not erred in finding that the United States of America had breached the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 s.188 by failing properly to consult representatives of civilian employees about... read more
A waitress who refused to wear a red dress to work received £3,000 in compensation for sex discrimination after leaving her job after only 8 days. Ms Fata Lemes, worked as a waitress at a bar in London. The uniform was black trousers and a white shirt. However, Ms Lemes was informed that... read more
Do you see yourself as disabled?
By Harriet Sutherland in Discrimination on Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Cheltenham Borough Council sued Christine Laird its former Managing Director in the High Court for “fraudulent or negligent misrepresentation”. The Council accused Mrs Laird of withholding details of her history of depressive illness when she applied for the position of Managing Director. The... read more
I was surprised to see the latest of British Airways attempts to save costs as being a request that 40,000 of their staff either take annual leave or work, for no pay. Staff were given a choice of anything from 1 week to 1 month unpaid. BA are almost appealing to their staff to help them get... read more
Alan Sugar’s right-hand man, Nick Hewer has admitted that the business mogul has little respect for the HR function of business. Nick said that Sir Alan had old-fashioned views when it came to understanding what HR professionals did. When asked what Sir Alan’s views on HR were, Nick... read more
Tough new measures to improve the payment of employment tribunal awards and reduce the costs of enforcing unpaid ones were announced this week by Justice Secretary Jack Straw. The measures mean that High Court Enforcement Offices will take on the recovery of awards granted by employment... read more
In a case last month, the Employment Appeal Tribunal appeared to indicate that the employment tribunal should change its approach in harassment cases to avoid encouraging a culture of hypersensitivity. The three necessary elements of liability for a harassment case are as follows: 1. Did... read more
Law Society Survey on Employment Tribunals
By Helena Wheeler in New Employment Law on Thursday, May 21, 2009
The Law Society has published the results of its online survey conducted March to April 2009 on whether the legal profession supported its views on matters such as the current £25,000 cap for breach of contract claims and that employment tribunals should deliver written judgments on the day of... read more
In a recent ruling the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that a new pay system in the NHS did not create new contracts of employment for its workers. As such, equal pay claims in respect of the old system could be amended to reflect the new comparators, the result being that new claims would not... read more