Employment


Solicitor wins unfair dismissal claim over transfer to new firm

1 March 2022

A solicitor has won a claim for constructive unfair dismissal after his employer tried to transfer him to a new law firm without notice or consultation.


SDT, BTAS and other tribunals face hefty bills after appeal court ruling

28 February 2022

The Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that a barrister who sat as a tribunal chair for the Nursing and Midwifery Council was a ‘worker’ and entitled to sickness and holiday pay.


Solicitor who sacked employee over harassment claim fails in appeal

24 February 2022

A solicitor who sacked a member of staff after she complained he had persistently harassed her while she was off sick has lost his appeal against an unfair dismissal ruling.


Employment law platform targets DIY market with £500 service

22 February 2022

An employment law platform is targeting the growing number of people bringing their own tribunal claims with a DIY service which helps them through the process at a cost of no more than £500.


Law firm dismissed staff member because she was pregnant

18 February 2022

A law firm partner dismissed a “inconvenient” member of staff because she was having a difficult pregnancy and taking time off work, an employment tribunal has found.


Ex-Nissan solicitor ordered to hand over confidential documents

14 February 2022

The solicitor who used to be Nissan’s global general counsel has been ordered to hand over confidential documents he said he retained to take legal advice.


Law firm ordered to pay ex-employee £8,500 over racial harassment

9 February 2022

A law firm has been ordered to pay a former staff member £8,500 in damages after finding that a colleague’s remark on her grandmother’s Chinese heritage amounted to racial harassment.


High Court strikes out law professor’s libel claims

10 January 2022

The High Court has struck out libel claims made by a former Warwick University law professor against two fellow academics, an investigator and a law student.


Fear of catching Covid “not a protected belief”, tribunal rules

23 December 2021

A woman’s fear of catching Covid-19 and need to protect herself and others is not a philosophical belief for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010, a tribunal has ruled.


Judges who ‘sit up’ in higher courts win claim for extra pay

22 December 2021

The Ministry of Justice is facing a new pay-out to judges after an employment tribunal found that salaried judges who ‘sit up’ in higher courts from time to time should be paid more for the work.

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