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Making Managerial Changes? Transparency is Always the Best Policy
When changes are being made to a company’s management structure, transparent consultation with those affected is always the…
Disability Discrimination and Hypothetical Comparators – Guideline Ruling
Workplace disability discrimination claims often hinge on arguments that a disabled person was treated less favourably than a…
Redundant Automotive Industry Worker Succeeds in Unfair Dismissal Claim
A redundancy process may be genuine and necessary, yet procedurally unfair. An Employment Tribunal (ET) made that point…
Employment Judge Embarked on ‘Frolic of his Own’ – EAT Ruling
Employment judges may reconsider their initial conclusions on a case, but that does not give them licence to…
Chair-Renting Hairdresser Remained an Employee – Guideline ET Ruling
Many hairdressers rent chairs from salons, paying a percentage of their takings to salon owners. However, as an…
Employment Judge’s Interventions Gave Rise to Apparent Bias – EAT Ruling
Judges are entitled to robustly manage the cases that come before them, but what they cannot do is…
Intelligent and High-Achieving Dyslexic People May Still Be Disabled in Law
Dyslexic people may be both highly intelligent and high-achieving but still be disabled in the legal sense of…
Age Discrimination, Redundancy and the Burden of Proof – Guideline Ruling
Where an older employee is treated less favourably than a younger one in a similar position, the burden…
Workaholic Director’s Careless Approach to VAT Liabilities ‘Not Dishonest’
Workaholic directors who are not good at delegating may take a slapdash approach to paperwork – but that…
Disciplined Production Line Manager Succeeds in Sex Discrimination Claim
For businesses equipped with sophisticated human resources departments, it should be second nature to treat men and women…
Pregnancy ‘Played a Part’ in Redundancy Decision – Discrimination Ruling
Maternity leave is every expectant mother’s entitlement and, if you feel that you have suffered pregnancy discrimination, you…
High Court Orders Sale of £11.5 Million Flat in Cross-Border Insolvency Case
Cross-border insolvency rules enable creditors of those who have been declared bankrupt abroad to pursue their claims against…
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