by admin | Nov 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
In Gibson v Lothian Leisure an employee successfully persuaded a tribunal that his concerns about the safety of his workplace rendered his subsequent dismissal automatically unfair. G was employed as a restaurant chef. He was good at his job and had been...
by admin | Nov 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
In Montanaro v Lansafe , an employment tribunal has decided that an employee who stayed in Italy at the beginning of the pandemic was unfairly dismissed by his employer. The claimant was an Italian IT professional who usually worked in the UK. The claimant had...
by admin | Nov 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Anonymised Claimant v Anonymised Respondent 4865/17 “The unanimous judgment of the tribunal is that the respondent unlawfully harassed the claimant on grounds of sex and unlawfully discriminated against the claimant on grounds of sex. The claimant was awarded...
by admin | Nov 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Organisations across Northern Ireland are now considering what ‘hybrid’ means for them, how they will respond in meeting employee preferences, and what will need to be in place in order to match employer business needs and expectations with employee preferences for...
by admin | Oct 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Concerns are being raised over a Covid-related backlog of tribunal cases involving people who believe they have lost their jobs unfairly. Official figures show the number of outstanding employment tribunal cases is greater than during the financial crisis of a decade...
by admin | Oct 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
As World Menopause Day is marked, Labour’s Carolyn Harris says she is determined to bring change for those left to suffer Carolyn Harris remembers hearing her mother and aunties talking about “the change”. She was told to make a cup of tea and sent out of the room. “I...