It has been reported that more than 1500 companies have failed to report their gender pay gap figures in accordance with the deadline earlier this month. The Equalities and Human Rights Commission will now investigate these failures and could take…
In the case of Aynge v Trickett the Employment Appeal Tribunal considered whether an unfair dismissal claim should fail because the unrepresented Claimant did not correctly identify her case as being one of constructive unfair dismissal. In this case, the…
ACAS has published its most recent quarterly statistics, these covering the nine-month period between April 2017 and December 2017. The statistics show that between the start of April 2017 and the end of July 2017, ACAS conciliators received around £1,700…
In the case of Mirab v Mentor Graphics (UK) Ltd, the EAT recently considered the question of whether an employer is obliged to consider “bumping” an employee facing redundancy, even if an employee does not raise it as an alternative…
The Employment Appeal Tribunal in the case of Lofty v Hamis t/a First Café considered whether a pre-cancerous condition amounted to a disability in the accordance with the Equality Act 2010. The Claimant, Ms Lofty, discovered a blemish on her…
The Employment Tribunal’s quarterly statistics have recently been published. The most significant point to note is that Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service has recorded an increase in receipts and case load outstanding (up 31% and 21% respectively) this quarter…
It has been reported that Law firm, Leigh Day, has begun the ACAS Early Conciliation process against Tesco on behalf of almost 100 female shop assistants claiming equal pay. The commencement of the ACAS Early Conciliation process is required before…
Increases to compensation limits and minimum payments relating to employment matters have just been announced. The increases will take effect from 6 April 2018 and where the “appropriate date” for the particular claim, for example, the dismissal for unfair dismissal…
Following publication in the Observer of an open letter signed by 190 British and Irish actors demanding an end to tolerance of sexual harassment, violence, abuse and discrimination, both in the entertainment sector and across industry and society as a…
The Supreme Court has started hearing the case of Pimlico Plumbers Limited (“Pimlico”) and Another v Smith. Mr Smith originally brought a Tribunal claim against Pimlico after he suffered a heart attack and claimed that he was subsequently dismissed by…
