Parish clerk wins unfair dismissal claim
A parish clerk has won her Employment Tribunal claim for unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal after she was fired by the council in 2011. Mrs Craske, 54, was summarily dismissed (dismissed without...
View ArticleOxford University Harlem shake librarian “sacked”
A librarian at Oxford University has apparently been sacked after a Harlem Shake imitation was filmed in the library. The librarian was sacked last week after an imitation of the Harlem Shake dance was...
View ArticleEmployment law stories in the news this week 15.04.2013 to 21.04.2013
In the latest of our series on employment law stories in the news, we’ve got some interesting cases for you this week. There’s several discrimination cases (involving – variously – sexual harassment,...
View ArticleVirgin Atlantic job applicant’s race discrimination claim dismissed
A former applicant for a position at Virgin Atlantic has failed in his race discrimination claim in the Employment Tribunal. A Liberian-born man has failed in his claim for race discrimination against...
View ArticleChef with nut allergy can go ahead with disability discrimination claim
A chef with a severe nut allergy has been told by the Employment Tribunal that he can press ahead with his claim for disability discrimination. Mr Wheeldon, 30, is a chef and relief manager at the...
View ArticleEmployment law stories in the news this week – 29.04.2013 to 05.05.2013
Paramedic sacked after wishing a ‘life-threatening’ illness upon Stafford Hospital campaigner on Facebook – an NHS paramedic was sacked by their employer after sending a number of hate messages to the...
View ArticleBBC reveals in report 37 complaints of sexual harassment over the last six years
The BBC revealed a report last week which found that 37 complaints regarding sexual harassment had been launched since 2006 The report, commissioned by the BBC in the wake of the Jimmy Saville scandal...
View ArticleEmployment law stories in the news – 12.05.2013 to 19.05.2013
In the latest of our weekly posts on employment law stories in the news, we take a look at more redundancies at key banking and legal organisations, a couple of unfair dismissal cases and the success...
View ArticleEmployment law stories in the news – 27.05.2013 to 02.06.2013
In the latest of our posts on employment law stories in the news during the week, we take a look at a lesbian couple who won a discrimination case against a company; Sir Mervyn King laying into...
View ArticleEmployment law stories in the news – 03.06.2013 to 09.06.2013
In the latest of our series of posts on employment law stories in the news, we take a look at the headlines between 3 June 2013 and 9 June 2013. This includes a Christian school technician who wins a...
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