An ET finds that the dismissal of an employee with over 28 years’ service was fair for making derogatory comments in Twitter postings over a three-year period about his employer and his colleagues.
24 July 2017
From 25 June 2013 onwards, under S.43B (1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996, public interest disclosures have to be "in the public interest" to qualify for protection.
21 July 2017
A former Council employee who gained illegal access to the council's computer system and changed the records of ex-colleagues, has been sentenced to 12 weeks in prison.
20 July 2017
More than one in three (36%) of LGBT people have been harassed or bullied at work, according to a new study published by the TUC involving 5,000 LGBT people.
19 July 2017
A former British Council manager who was dismissed after calling Prince George a symbol of ‘white privilege’ is claiming unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal and philosophical belief discrimination
18 July 2017
An ET awards an employee with breast cancer £47,000 for disability discrimination and harassment after requirements were imposed which resulted in unfavourable treatment and violation of her dignity.
17 July 2017
Latest BEIS national statistics on trade union membership show that around 6.2 million employees in the UK were union members in 2016, a decrease of 275,000 (4.2%) from 2015.
13 July 2017
BSI, the business standards company, has launched a new standard for employers to provide guidance for good practice on valuing their employees through diversity and inclusion.
12 July 2017
The Court of Appeal have ruled that the Simmons v Castle 10% uplift to general damages in civil claims does apply to personal injury and injury to feelings awards in employment tribunals.
11 July 2017
An ET awards £24,000 for pregnancy discrimination after a pregnant employee’s fixed-term contract was ended, despite prior agreement to an extension, and the employer could provide no adequate explanation.
10 July 2017
