Appeal Allowed For Care Workers Claiming Unfair Dismissal for Refusing Covid Jabs
Three care workers who refused to have the Covid-19 vaccine have been given permission to continue their claims for unfair dismissal. Ms Dimitrova, Ms Chadwick and Ms Hussain were employed by UK care home provider Barchester Healthcare, which implemented a ‘no jab, no job’ policy within the organisation in 2021. The policy was in effect […]
Employment Case Law Update September 2023
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key, recent employment tribunal cases. Reasonable adjustments in recruitment Aecom Limited v Mallon [2023] EAT 104 Mr Mallon, who has dyspraxia, was employed by AECOM until 18 December 2017, when his contract was terminated due to poor performance. Mr Mallon […]
Employment Case Law Update August 2023
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided. Unfair dismissal Charalambous v National Bank of Greece The claimant, Ms Charalambous, was employed as a relationship manager. In January 2019, she emailed her union representative and her lawyer a spreadsheet containing […]
Employment Case Law Update July 2023
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided. Unfair dismissal Charalambous v National Bank of Greece The claimant, Ms Charalambous, was employed as a relationship manager. In January 2019, she emailed her union representative and her lawyer a spreadsheet containing […]
Employment Case Law Update June 2023
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided. Holiday pay accrual Conner v Chief Constable of the South Yorkshire Police Mr Conner was dismissed following a period of illness. On termination of his employment, he was entitled to payment in […]
Employment Case Law Update May 2023
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided. New employment rights for carers and parents On 24 May 2023, three pieces of legislation introducing new employment rights for carers and parents received Royal Assent. The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) […]
Employment Case Law Update April 2023
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided. Tribunal procedure Ebury Partners UK Ltd v Acton Davis The claimant brought claims to the Employment Tribunal for wrongful and constructive termination. The Tribunal found against the claimant, and the claimant did […]
Employment Case Law Update February 2023
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided. Redundancy Cook v Gentoo Group Ltd Mr Cook was made redundant from his job at Gentoo Group just prior to his 55th birthday. Under the rules of his pension scheme, members are […]
Employment Case Law Update January 2023
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided. Government consultation on part-year worker holiday entitlement The Government has published a consultation paper to address the issues raised by last year’s Harpur Trust v Brazel Supreme Court decision. As a result […]
Employment Case Law Update 2022 Round Up
In this issue of our monthly employment case law update, we round up ten of the most interesting and noteworthy cases for employers from the past 12 months. Given the breadth of developments in employment law during 2022, shortlisting only ten cases was a particular challenge, but our monthly case law updates continue to be […]