In an unusually political case decided this week, the Court had to consider the problem of apparently conflicting non-discrimination rights. In the “Ashers Bakery” case, the Defendents, owners of a[…]
Genuinely held Religious Belief no defence to Sexual Orientation Discrimination
LATEST NEWS May 20, 2015
There’s just a week to go until Election Day. Party manifestos are online for comparison and have been scrutinised via the Leaders’ Debates on TV. Elections bring the economy into[…]
Judgment of the Employment Tribunal in Lock v British Gas (25 March 2015) The Court of Justice of the European Union is clear on the principle behind the calculation of[…]
ACAS have helpfully published a Timetable of Key Events for 2015 Shared Parental Leave For parents of children born or matched for adoption on or after 5 April 2015 Under[…]
As Emma Barnett, the Women’s Editor at the Telegraph put it, Silicon Valley just got “darker.” Corporate giants Apple and Google recently announced that they will pay up to $20,000[…]
In Williams v Leeds United Football Club, the High Court has held that an employer was entitled to summarily dismiss an employee, who was already serving 12 months’ notice of[…]
The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2015 SI 2015/226 has now been made and will increase the compensation limits and minimum awards that apply to a range of employment[…]
In Land Registry v Houghton and ors, the EAT has upheld a tribunal’s decision that a bonus scheme that excluded those who had received a formal warning in respect of[…]
The recent case of Stack v Ajar-Tec concerned three shareholders, who were each directors, one of whom was the Claimant, Mr Stack. He had no written employment contract. He also[…]
In Braithwaite and ors v HCL Insurance BPO Services Ltd and another case, the EAT has upheld the finding of an employment tribunal that an employer’s decision to impose new[…]