Pregnancy Sick Leave – Woman Awarded Damages for Insensitive Treatment
Workers on sick leave are entitled to be treated sensitively by their employers especially if their health difficulties are pregnancy related
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Waitress Sexually Harassed By Chef Wins Compensation
In this case, the owner of a family restaurant paid a heavy price for a chef’s misbehaviour in slapping or touching a waitress’s backside…
Doctor’s Offensive ISIS Joke Lands NHS Trust in Hot Water
Offensive comments made in the workplace can cause untold distress and amount to harassment for which employers may well be required to carry the financial can.
Coronavirus Guidance Issued for Employers
With headlines continuing to be dominated by the global spread of coronavirus, new guidance has been released by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) to set out the steps that employers should be taking to help protect staff.
Superyacht Skipper Can Pursue Unfair Dismissal Claim in England
The limited territorial reach of English Employment Tribunals can pose difficulties to those who lead globe-trotting working lives.
Former Car Sales Manager Overturns Employment Tribunal Ruling
Employment Tribunal (ET) decisions are not always right, but it is very rare for them to be condemned as perverse. That is, however, exactly what happened in this case
Facing Disciplinary Proceedings From An Employer? See a Lawyer Today!
If you are to be subject to a disciplinary hearing at work you need someone to be in your corner and a lawyer is the best option.
Shop Manager Wrongly Accused of Theft Wins £20,000 Compensation
Any issues relating to an employee’s conduct have to be thorough and clear otherwise it could cost the employer dearly.
Viola Player Deafened By Brass Section Wins Right To Compensation
A musician won a claim for compensation because his employers were found to have failed in their duty of care and he suffered irreparable hearing damage.
Winning Compensation is One Thing – Enforcing Payment is Another!
Winning compensation is one thing, but enforcing its payment is another. That point could hardly have been more powerfully made than by a case in which a domestic servant who was awarded almost £270,000 by an Employment Tribunal (ET) ended up without a penny.