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Royal Mail to pay over £2.3 million to sacked employee in whistleblowing case

In the case of Ms K Jhuti v Royal Mail Group Ltd an ex-Royal Mail employee who was dismissed for whistleblowing has been awarded over £2.3 million in compensation. The Supreme Court ruled in 2019 that the employee, Kam Jhuti, a former media specialist was unfairly dismissed and subjected to detriments after raising concerns about breaches of Ofcom guidance and unfair employee bonus practices within Royal Mail Group’s MarketReach unit, Personnel Today reported.

Article by: Makbool Javaid, Partner - Simons Muirhead Burton 16 July 2023

Female worker wins sex discrimination claim after colleague told her to ‘go back to your stripping job’ then colleague wins race discrimination claim after mishandling of complaint

In Mr W Butt and Miss A Fountain v Elevate Staffing Ltd a female worker has won almost £6,000 in a sex discrimination case after a male colleague told her to 'go back to your stripping job' as 'that's all you're good for' - before he then won nearly £5,000 over the way the company handled her complaint. 

Article by: Makbool Javaid, Partner - Simons Muirhead Burton 15 July 2023

CIPD issues guidance on supporting employees experiencing fertility challenges

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has recently published guidance on providing workplace support for employees who are facing fertility challenges. The guidance follows on from CIPD’s previous research which found that fertility issues remain under supported within the workplace. Just 27% of employers surveyed have a policy to support employees undergoing fertility treatment. The guidance aims to clarify the steps employers could take to support their employees in this regard.

Article by: Makbool Javaid, Partner - Simons Muirhead Burton 14 July 2023

Business Disability Forum survey results show that disabled people still face significant barriers to workplace adjustments

The Business Disability Forum (BDF) has published one of the most comprehensive pieces of research ever conducted into the workplace experiences of disabled people and people with long term conditions in the UK today. The Great Big Workplace Adjustments Survey 2023 looks at the experiences of nearly 1,500 disabled employees and 400 managers around workplace adjustments and inclusion.

Article by: Makbool Javaid, Partner - Simons Muirhead Burton 10 July 2023

Senior Executive wins discrimination claim after being denied a pay rise because her husband’s salary was ‘enough’

In the case of Ms P Jiang v James Durrans Jiang Ping, a senior executive at Sheffield-based firm James Durrans & Sons, has won a discrimination case against her boss after she was denied a pay rise, with her boss reasoning that her husband's salary meant that their household income was 'more than enough'.

Article by: Makbool Javaid, Partner - Simons Muirhead Burton 4 July 2023

ET rules that male agency worker is victim of sexual harassment after witnessing female employees being sexually harassed

In the case of Mr C Coffey v Coople (UK) Ltd Mr Coffey described two incidents he had witnessed. In the first in May 2021, a female manager was assaulted at the bar he had been placed in by the respondent – “a serious sexual assault”. A male member of staff “aggressively groped” her breasts in front of staff and potentially customers.

Article by: Makbool Javaid, Partner - Simons Muirhead Burton 30 June 2023