In Lancaster v TBWA Manchester, the EAT held that the employer was not in breach of the duty to make reasonable adjustments for a disabled employee by not adjusting its redundancy selection criteria.
Article by: Viola Lloyd | Published: 11 July 2011
Statistics published by the Tribunals Service for the period from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011, show that the number of claims overall has decreased by 8% on the previous year,
Article by: Viola Lloyd | Published: 11 July 2011
In Dhinsa v Serco and another an employment tribunal held that a ban on prison officers carrying knives did not amount to indirect race or religious discrimination...
Article by: Viola Lloyd | Published: 21 June 2011
In Cherfi v G4S Security Services Ltd the EAT upheld a tribunal's decision that an employer's refusal to allow a security guard to leave a client's site on Friday lunchtimes to attend mosque did not amount to indirect religious discrimination.
Article by: Viola Lloyd | Published: 21 June 2011
Issue 213 of the Equal Opportunities Review (Michael Rubenstein Publishing) contains the results of an annual survey of compensation awards in discrimination cases in England and Wales.
Article by: Viola Lloyd | Published: 21 June 2011
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has developed an Equality Act starter kit to help employers and service providers understand the essentials of the law.
Article by: Viola Lloyd | Published: 21 June 2011
Expert guidance is vital to help employers manage people effectively in working longer and more flexibly now the DRA has been abolished...
Article by: Viola Lloyd | Published: 21 June 2011
The UK Government have joined a number of other Member States to lobby against proposals by MEPs for 20 weeks of maternity leave at full pay.
Article by: Viola Lloyd | Published: 21 June 2011
In Kurumuth v NHS Trust North Middlesex University Hospital the EAT has held that dismissal of an employee was reasonable in circumstances where the UK Border Agency had failed to clearly indicate her immigration status and that she had the right to work in the United Kingdom.
Article by: Viola Lloyd | Published: 10 May 2011
In Clarke v Credit Resource Solutions a tribunal held that an employee was subjected to a detriment and unfairly dismissed for exercising the right to take time off to care for dependants.
Article by: Viola Lloyd | Published: 10 May 2011