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Car body repairer awarded £32k in unfair dismissal case after being sacked for reporting blocked toilet to council

28 July 2023

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27 July 2023

Acas opens consultation on Code of Practice on handling requests for flexible working

Acas is updating its statutory Code of Practice on handling requests for flexible working. This is to reflect the anticipated reforms to legislation, significant shift...

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26 July 2023

Operations Manager wins £15K in unfair dismissal claim after being called dyke by colleague

In the case of Mrs Mandy Fleming v McGill Facilities Management Ltd (in administration) the claimant had been employed by the respondent since February 1996....

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Justice

25 July 2023

Leading workwear company fined £400,000 after woman suffers horrific injury

A leading workwear company has been fined £400,000 after an employee had the skin ripped off the palm of her left hand. Sharon Chaplin, 51,...

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24 July 2023

Vegan care worker dismissed for refusing to have Covid-19 vaccine loses discrimination claim

In Ms T Owen v Willow Tower Opco 1 Ltd an Employment Tribunal has ruled that the Claimant’s belief in veganism did not amount to...

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21 July 2023

New Bill proposes legislation for the first time to provide a legal definition of bullying at work

A Bill has been presented to MPs to provide for a statutory definition of bullying at work and to make provision relating to bullying at...

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20 July 2023

High Court overturns government’s decision on supply of agency workers to carry out duties of striking workers

The British government's decision to allow companies to hire agency staff to cover for striking workers has been overturned by the High Court, who upheld...

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EAT rules that taxi driver could not simultaneously be employee and worker of two different employers in respect of same work

19 July 2023

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18 July 2023

Teaching assistant who took delivery of cocaine at school wins disability discrimination claim after being refused permission to have her mother present at disciplinary hearing

In the case of Miss Megan Crew and Miss Jo Mason v Three Milestone Education Ltd the Claimants were Teaching Assistants at the Respondent school....

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17 July 2023

Christian school worker wins gross misconduct appeal after being dismissed for criticising LGBT SRE lessons

In Mrs Kristie Higgs v 1) Farmor's School 2) Archbishops' Council of the Church of England the Claimant/Appellant had been employed by the Respondent primary...

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16 July 2023

Royal Mail to pay over £2.3 million to sacked employee in whistleblowing case

In the case of Ms K Jhuti v Royal Mail Group Ltd an ex-Royal Mail employee who was dismissed for whistleblowing has been awarded over...

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Female worker wins sex discrimination claim after colleague told her to ‘go back to your stripping job’ then colleague wins race discrimination claim after mishandling of complaint

15 July 2023

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