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Unfair dismissal win
Unfair dismissal win for business manager demoted to doing ‘officey things’. A school business manager has successfully won her claim for unfair dismissal after she was demoted to a role carrying out “officey things”. Zena Dickenson, who managed 15 staff...
A father not paid
A father not paid enhanced shared parental pay was discriminated against A tribunal has found that a male employee was discriminated against when his employer refused to allow him to take additional paternity leave at full pay. Mr Ali had...
Sickness Absence
Sickness Absence – Have You Waited Long Enough? After six years’ service at Bolton St. Catherine’s Academy, Ms O’Brien was assaulted by a pupil in March 2011 causing her to feel unsafe and vulnerable. It was not until December that year that Ms O’Brien...
Apprentice Contracts
April 2017 sees the introduction of a new law to avoid the exploitation of Apprentices. It is now an offence for an employer to describe a position as an Apprenticeship, by offering training or courses, when it is not actually a Statutory Apprenticeship....
Indirect Discrimination and Redundancy
Ms Lancaster was a financial software engineer working 9am - 5pm, four days a week, subject to flexibility. The hours suited her well due to childcare obligations. Her line manager had verbally agreed that Ms Lancaster could finish at 5pm and then do...




