In Herry v Dudley Council the Tribunal dealt with the question of whether long term stress counts as disability for the purposes of the Equality Act. Herry claimed to be disabled by virtue of workplace …
A report from the University of Manchester Equality, Diversity and Racism in the Workplace: A Qualitative Analysis of the 2015 Race at Work Survey has looked more closely at the data in the 2015 Race at Work survey, …
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In Stratford v Auto Trail VR the EAT decided that it was fair to take into account previous misconduct by an employee even though it was the subject of expired warnings. Stratford was dismissed for …
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HM Courts and Tribunals has now launched its online register of employment tribunal judgments, the first time there has been a central register of judgments by employment tribunals. At present, the number of cases available …
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A consultation by the Ministry of Justice on changes to corporate crime laws is now underway. In particular, views are being sought on whether companies can be held sufficiently to account for the criminal wrongdoing …
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In the case of Adesokan v Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd the Court of Appeal has turned down an appeal that a one-off act of misconduct did not justify dismissal. The case arose out of Sainsbury’s use of …
