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In the latest case exploring employment issues which arose during the pandemic, an Employment Tribunal in Scotland was asked to apply the Equality Act test to long-covid.
In his latest article, Employment Solicitor Chris Dobbs looks at what the tribunal ruled and gives some key takeaways for employers.
In Farrow v Foster Clay Law Ltd a disabled lawyer has been awarded £23,000 by an employment tribunal after being discriminated against as part of a recruitment process.
In this article, Employment Partner Paul Burton describes the outcome of this case and the implications for employers.
In McClung v Doosan Babcock an Employment Tribunal decided that supporting a football club cannot be a protected religious or philosophical belief.
In this article, Employment Partner Paul Burton breaks down the reason for this decision, and provides advice for employers when tackling similar issues.
In his latest article, Employment Partner Paul Burton looks at a recent case regarding maternity discrimination and outlines what employers should take away from it.
In his latest article, Employment Solicitor Chris Dobbs looks at the problem with the statutory ‘reasonable steps’ defence to discrimination claims.
He looks at where the defence fails, and discusses the importance of up to date employment training.
Quiet quitting is the latest topical phrase to hit the workplace headlines and involves people essentially doing the bare minimum in their workplace.
In this article, Employment Solicitor Chris Dobbs dives deeper into quiet quitting; debating whether it is an actual problem and outlining how employers can combat the issue.
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill is set to revoke certain EU legislation, including, potentially, TUPE, The Working Time Regulations and more.
In his latest article, Employment Solicitor Chris Dobbs looks at this bill in further detail and outlines the potential changes that could occur as a result of it.
Late in September, Liz Truss announced a formal review of the way the UK visa scheme operates.
In his latest article, Employment Partner Paul Burton looks at the proposed changes, considers who they’ll benefit and discusses their impact on businesses.
In Kumar v The Care Quality Commission an employment tribunal has awarded Mr Kumar £23,000 in injury to feelings after he was disengaged by the Care Quality Commission (‘the CQC’).
In his latest article, Paul Burton, Employment Partner at Frettens, outlines how the case unfolded at tribunal and looks at what the ruling means for employers.
In his latest article, Employment Solicitor Chris Dobbs looks at a recent study study which found that menopause is still a difficult topic in the workplace and provides advice for employers regarding menopause in the workplace.
As a business, redundancies will obviously want to be avoided where possible due to the massive impact that they have on the business and, most importantly, employees and their livelihoods.
In this article, Employment Solicitor Chris Dobbs outlines how redundancies can be avoided and the alternatives to redundancy.
In this article, Employment Solicitor Chris Dobbs answers some common questions from Claimants and Respondents on time limits for tribunal claims.
The Supreme Court ruled that workers who are only employed for part of a year, but who have a contract which lasts a full year, are entitled to the full 5.6 weeks of statutory holiday. Paul Burton discusses this ruling.
Chris Dobbs looks at a recent case where an employee was dismissed following whistleblowing. Chris discusses the implications behind the case for employers.
On 6th July 2022, the long running case of Forstater v CGD Europe came to an end when Maya Forstater successfully won her discrimination case, as the employment tribunal ruled that she was discriminated against for her gender-critical beliefs.
In this article, Employment Partner Paul Burton breaks down the case; outlining what happened and what the ruling means for employers going forward.
Chris Dobbs looks at a recent case where employment status was questioned. Chris outlines the case's outcome and discusses the implications for employers.
In this article, Employment Partner Paul Burton outlines how Insolvency Practitioners can comply with TUPE, and looks at why it's important.
This article is lifted from Paul's presentation at our first annual insolvency conference.
In a recent case, an employment tribunal decided that an employee who suffered from long covid was considered disabled. Employment Law solicitor Chris Dobbs discusses this decision and the implications for employers.
Paul discusses the outcome of a recent case where an employee was ruled to be dismissed fairly after refusing to work during the pandemic.
We all know that Acas must be notified of every potential claim to the Tribunal. But what happens if an early conciliation certificate is submitted late? In this article, Employment Solicitor Chris Dobbs discusses…
