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No sex discrimination for man paid less on shared parental leave than woman on adoption leave

20 April 2021

19 April 2021

In the case of Staines v North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service a North Yorkshire firefighter, Philip Staines, was sacked for calling a short, homosexual...

19 April 2021

When an employee commits an act of discrimination, the individual’s employer is vicariously liable to the victim for that employee’s conduct, unless the employer can...

16 April 2021

Free test kits – in the next major push for the Government’s workplace testing programme, all employers will now be able to offer their employees...

15 April 2021

In the case of Nancy Mukoro v Independent Workers' Union Judge Snelson brought the claimant’s case to an end after she failed to turn up...

14 April 2021

A Tribunal hearing that ruled an employee was fairly dismissed for refusing to wear a face mask at work, highlights the importance of employers carefully...

14 April 2021

Statutory family-related pay and statutory sick pay will increase - the weekly rate of statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and parental bereavement pay increases...

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Working “from” home or working “at” home: What is your team doing?

13 April 2021

12 April 2021

The Supreme Court has upheld the Court of Appeal's decision that a predominantly female group of supermarket retail employees can compare themselves with a mainly...

12 April 2021

In the case of Master v Springfields Fuels Mo Master was falsely accused by his colleagues of having extremist Islamic views. Mr Master had been...

10 April 2021

n the case of Roseberry Care Centres v Jackson the Claimant was dismissed by the Respondent and brought various claims. The ET upheld complaints of...

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Is Coronavirus a reason not to come to work?

9 April 2021

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