The single European currency may be undergoing a difficult period, but the European Commission is nevertheless pressing ahead with its plans for the formation of a single European contract law aimed at supporting trade across countries within the European single market....
A manager who was sacked from her job at a Greggs bakery store in Glasgow has won her unfair dismissal claim against the shop, and been awarded £23,000 in compensation. The Claimant, Suzanne Hamilton, had worked as a manager for Greggs for 26 years. She had a clean disciplinary record until she was forced to either resign or be demoted following an incident involving a packet of sc...
Although the Default Retirement Age was abolished in April this year, employers who issued retirement notices before this, should take note of the EAT decision in Compass Group v Ayodele (2011)....
This time next year the greatest sporting event in the world will have begun. So what should employers be thinking about in preparation? Acas have published guidance to assist employers on making sure they get the best from their staff and to reduce the risk of unauthorised absence during the event. The guidance covers the following:...
The CBI has called on the Government to rethink its approach to employment law in a report published today entitled "Thinking Positive: the 21st century employment relationship"....
Former employees of Woburn Abbey Country House are bringing unfair dismissal claims against Bedford Estates who own the property....
When purchasing a car, consumers want their new vehicle as soon as possible. If you look at any internet car forum or motoring magazine these days, it is not uncommon to find complaints about the late delivery of new vehicles and enquiries about what legal action consumers can take....
In Chatwal v Wandsworth Borough Council (2011), the EAT considered whether the requirement for staff to clean a communal fridge as a condition of its use amounted to indirect religious discrimination....
The Advocate General (AG) has handed down an Opinion stating that holiday entitlement for workers on long-term sick leave, may expire 18 months after the end of the holiday year....
Clarkslegal`s online HR resource, Employmentbuddy, has a new and improved website!!...
The Equality and Human Rights Commission is seeking to intervene in four cases being heard by the European Court of Human rights involving religious discrimination in the workplace....
A man awarded nearly £400,000 in compensation for disability discrimination is the highest award that has ever been given in Wales....
It has been over two years since the Acas Code of Practice on Discipline and Grievance ("the Code") replaced the statutory dispute resolution procedures. Acas decided it was therefore time to conduct a review into the Code`s use and impact by interviewing employers, employees and their representatives. Their findings have been published in a research paper....
In Bonhoeffer v General Medical Council, the Administrative Court has held, on a judicial review, that hearsay evidence should not have been admitted in a disciplinary hearing....
Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey - the results have been extremely interesting and have helped gauge the general level of understanding of the issues associated with the abolition of the default retirement age, how employers intend to deal with retirement in the future and what help / guidance employers need....
In Garside and Laycock Ltd v Booth (2011) the company needed to cut the salaries of its workforce in order to avoid redundancies. Mr Booth refused to accept the variation to his contract and was ultimately dismissed for that refusal. He brought a claim for unfair dismissal....
It is not discrimination to simply discuss the fact of someone`s sexual orientation, when this has already been made public....
An employee has failed to convince a Tribunal that his belief that the US and UK Governments were behind the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and 7/7 amount to a "philosophical belief", worthy of protection under discrimination law - Farrell v South Yorkshire Policy Authority (2011). This case follows other recent high-profile cases involving beliefs about climate change and fox hunting....
In Sheffield City Council v Norouzi, the EAT has held that the employer was liable under the Race Relations Act 1976 (RRA) for harassment carried out by a third party to one of their employees....
The Supreme Court has held that it was not a breach of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), to refuse a teaching assistant`s request to be accompanied by a lawyer at a disciplinary hearing....