An employee with breast cancer wins £47,700 in a harassment claim A personal assistant has won £47,700 in compensation after a tribunal ruled that her boss harassed and discriminated against her following her breast cancer diagnosis. Eimear Coghlan, PA to...

Increase in employment tribunal awards for injury to feelings The compensation bands for injury to feelings in discrimination cases have been adjusted with effect from the 11 September 2017 as follows: A lower band of £800 to £8,400 for less serious cases;...

Take care with suspension – it could be considered a breach of contract. There are many reasons why we may take a decision to suspend an employee. You may feel the incident is so severe you don’t have any other choice; you may need to diffuse or take the...

The Taylor Review – what you need to know In October 2016 the Government launched a review of modern working practices. The review was chaired by Matthew Taylor, the Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Arts The review sets key recommendations to...

ET fees quashed – how can you avoid claims? By now you will have heard that Employment tribunal fees, which have been in place since July 2013, have been ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court. The Court decided that the fees prevent access to justice and as...

An employer makes grave ‘missed steak’ finds employment tribunal In this recent case, a butcher from Wigan, who shared another butcher’s ‘meat deal’ on social media, has won an employment tribunal on the grounds of unfair dismissal. Michael Hayward worked...