Tribunal ruling potentially affecting thousands of music teachers
An employment tribunal ruling could affect the employment rights of thousands of peripatetic music teachers across the UK. Employment specialist […]
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Employment barrister Jack Feeny represents MoJ against whistleblower’s unfair dismissal claims
Jack Feeny, of No5 Barristers’ Chambers, has successfully represented the Ministry of Justice against an unfair dismissal claim brought by […]
Agoraphobic defendants use video links from home during court trials
The use of a video link from home for agoraphobics facing a court hearing is a major step forward in […]
Ian Bridge sees motorist acquitted in prosecution following fatal accident
Barrister Ian Bridge has seen a motorist acquitted in an unusual case, where a jogger was killed after a vehicle […]
Equal pay: As the BBC, Deloitte and other employers face criticism over their gender pay gap figures, how does the law protect equality of employment terms?
The full-time gender-pay gap has been decreasing since 1975, however there is still at 16% difference between men and women’s […]
Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 – a broad overview.
Until recently the right of citizens of the EU and their family members to move freely and reside within the […]
Primary School Admissions Appeals
I didn’t get my first choice of primary school, what should I do first? Hearing whether your child has achieved […]
Significance of Supreme Court decision on Indirect discrimination claims on Hijab Claimants
The Supreme Court has given Judgment in two important Judgments on the scope of indirect discrimination concerning a BME employee […]
The implications of the ECJ Hijab decision in the UK Workplace
I have been concerned by the misreporting of the ECJ decision 14th March 2017 concerning workplace religious discrimination challenges by women who […]
The Data Protection Act 1998 and Collateral Purposes
A recent decision of the Court of Appeal has potentially significant implications for employment law practitioners. When commencing an employment […]
A Note On Teacher Misconduct
The regime for disciplining teachers in England is peculiar in some significant ways. If a charge is proven against the […]
An Uncomfortable Issue: Dress Codes At Work
Dress codes at work. Where does one draw the line? People may have read with interest about the 27-year-old woman […]
How much can I claim?
Every year the Government reviews and uprates the level of employment protection payments. The new rates come into effect on […]
Novate Sponsors Blues’ Golf Day
Birmingham City manager Gary Rowett swapped the football pitch for the golf course this week during the Club’s 2016 Golf […]
Can an employer be liable for an assault on a customer by an employee?
Today the Supreme Court in Mohamud v WM Morrison Supermarkets plc (Respondent) [2016] UKSC 11 handed down its decision on […]
Dealing With Nuisance Neighbours
As the population increases and our towns and cities expand, the divide between rural, industrial and residential areas becomes less […]
TUPE or Not, Temporary Cessation of Activities; Unfair Dismissal
In Mustafa and another v Trek Highways Services Ltd and others UKEAT/0063/15/BA 29, President Simler has given Judgment, on a […]
We’re on the Case
Blues boss Gary Rowett takes us inside the BCFC dressing room where he gives us the inside track on his […]
Using the Data Protection Act 1998 to help in immigration and other applications to public bodies
A difficulty commonly found by applicants and legal representatives alike when dealing with immigration applications or other claims against public […]
Sleeping on the Job (or not?)
In Shannon v Rampersad (t/a Clifton House Residential Care Home) the Employment Appeal Tribunal recently held that a care home […]