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Disability is considered a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 and therefore employers have a responsibility to ensure that disabled employees are not at a disadvantage in the workplace compared to their colleagues, and to make reasonable adjustments where possible. This is crucial to create an open and inclusive working environment which benefits an … Read more
A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision has reinforced the importance of issuing employee warnings appropriately. If an employee is dismissed for misconduct following an earlier warning, a tribunal will examine how much weight has been placed on the previous warning. This will determine whether the dismissal has been fair or ‘within the band of … Read more
A Shoosmiths article on age discrimination has warned employers to take more care not to treat older workers unfairly. The issue of discrimination on the basis of age has made the news, thanks to a number of high profile cases. TV racing commentator John McCririck is currently claiming age discrimination by Channel 4, stating that … Read more
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) recently released a report estimating that 54,000 new mothers lose their jobs every year in Britain. At the same time, Citizens Advice recorded a 60% increase in calls seeking advice on maternity leave discrimination. With awards for claims being potentially uncapped, this article explores the most prevalent issues … Read more
When disciplinary issues come up, it can be easy to get things wrong if you don’t follow a fair process. There are some key stages in a disciplinary procedure that you must follow, even for formal verbal, or first written warnings.
Staff sickness can be highly disruptive to a school. It’s often unpredictable, making it difficult to organise cover, which is often done by other members of staff who take up the strain to fill-in for their absent colleague. Of course, most absences are for genuine reasons and no one would want someone who was ill … Read more
It’s been a sport-packed summer so far and more to come…Wimbledon, Euros, Olympics, Paralympics. Summer also brings the good weather, which can lead to long hot sunny afternoons. From time to time, employees may ‘pull a sickie’ in order to catch the sporting action, or to spend a day in the sun. “Sickies” can be … Read more
In this month’s employment law round up, we’re looking at recent cases at tribunal, with a focus on protected characteristic discrimination claims.
There’s been a lot of talk over the last year or so about the changes to be made to the employment tribunal rules 2013. The Government has now published the Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013, which came into force on 29 July 2013.
We think that it’s important that both employers are employees are aware of the changes that will take place and how it may affect them when they attempt to resolve disputes.
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