The EAT has recently held in the case of ICTS (UK) Limited v Visram that an employee would have been entitled to benefits under a permanent health insurance (PHI) scheme until death or retirement, had he not been dismissed. Facts of…
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has considered in the case of Tywyn Primary School v Aplin whether irregularities in a disciplinary process amounted to a breach of the implied duty of trust and confidence and discrimination. Internal disciplinary proceedings Mr Aplin is…
Angharad Birch considers the case of City of London Corporation v Mr L McDonnell in which the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether a finding of a claim for whistleblowing was based on the correct interpretation of the evidence. Suspension and…
4th February is named National Sickie Day. National statistics have revealed that the first Monday in February is the most popular day for staff to pull a sickie. Despite January being finally over, the recent big freeze has lent itself to…
As Veganuary is coming to an end, many who took on the New Year’s challenge will continue in their choice to join the millions who are already ‘full time’ vegans as the concept of removing all animal products from the…
The current position is that if a redundancy situation arises whilst the employee is on maternity leave then she must be consulted where there is a potential redundancy situation and a fair procedure must be followed, notwithstanding the employee’s absence…
Potentially yes. The claims Mr Osipov brought a number of claims against his former employer, International Petroleum Limited (IPL), and against two non-executive directors, Mr Sage and Mr Timis. The claim was for having been subjected to a number of detriments after…
In the case of East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust v Levy, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) confirmed the importance of the surrounding circumstances when considering whether a resignation is unambiguous and effective. Facts of the case Ms L worked in the…
This was considered by the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the case of Saad v Southampton University NHS Trust[1] If made dishonestly, a claim for victimisation can be struck out for being made in ‘bad faith’. Facts of the case Mr Saad, the claimant,…
The recent stream of cases dealing with worker status have focused on whether individuals who have been providing services to organisations are deemed to be workers rather than self-employed contractors, and therefore entitled to National Minimum Wage, holiday pay and…
