Wrong answer – applicant should have been allowed an alternative to multiple choice test

The EAT in Government Legal Service v Brookes found that a job applicant with Asperger's had been unlawfully discriminated against when her request to be allowed to answer questions in a situational judgment test in short narrative rather than multiple choice was refused.

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Bigger not always better – bargaining unit was appropriate despite fragmentation

In Lidl Ltd v CAC the Court of Appeal confirmed the Central Arbitration Committee's decision that a bargaining unit proposed by the GMB union was appropriate for statutory recognition, even though it covered a limited number of staff at one location only.

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One worker two employers – whistleblower could bring detriment claim against his training body

In a decision confirming the scope of the extended definition of "worker" for the purposes of whistleblowing protection, the Court of Appeal in Day v Health Education England concluded that a junior doctor could bring a whistleblowing detriment claim against his national training body despite the fact that he was employed by an NHS Trust.

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