The return of our monthly format for employment law updates sees new cases on whether a failure to carry out ACAS Early Conciliation is fatal to claims progressing, whether a claimant after proceedings are ongoing can add new...more
1/30/2025
/ Appeals ,
Conciliation ,
Dismissals ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Rights Act ,
Pregnancy ,
Tribunals ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Whistleblowers
Our March update includes a case on whether a theatre and agency could dismiss an actor playing a lesbian role because of her devout Christian beliefs, and a case looking at whether an employee who spends virtually all her...more
3/28/2024
/ Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Equal Pay ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Jurisdiction ,
Pay Gap ,
Ports ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Religious Beliefs ,
Remote Working ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Termination ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal
Our February update includes a case on the issue of whether job applicants can bring whistleblowing claims, and a case on who pays what compensation to a successful claimant. We also feature a news round-up looking at what...more
2/28/2024
/ Appeals Tribunals ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Rights Act ,
European Convention on Human Rights ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Applicants ,
Joint and Several Liability ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Guidance ,
Political Parties ,
UK ,
Unfair Dismissal ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers
Our February update includes new cases on marital status discrimination, including a general refresher on direct discrimination, a case of whether private WhatsApp messages can be used in tribunal proceedings, and how to deal...more
2/22/2023
/ Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Evidence ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Marital Status ,
Marital Status Discrimination ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Settlement Agreements ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
WhatsApp
Our October update includes new case law on Long Covid/disability discrimination, confirmation of limits on the scope of protected philosophical beliefs, and a tricky case on extending discrimination time limits. It also...more
Our September update includes new case law on the controversial area of gender-critical/trans beliefs, a far-reaching anonymity order made by the EAT, dismissals for political beliefs/activities and a news roundup on ACAS...more
9/13/2022
/ Anonymity ,
Conciliation ,
Diversity ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Political Affiliation ,
Political Candidates ,
Political Speech ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Transgender ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Unfair Dismissal