An employee who was excluded from her colleagues’ after works drinks plans has been awarded £75,000 by the tribunal. Why must the employer in this case pay up even though it didn’t arrange the night
out?
Published 07.06.2022
An employee can claim associative discrimination if they are treated less favourably because of another person’s protected characteristic. But must they be related to the person with the protected
characteristic?
Published 17.12.2015
A female police officer, who had made an allegation of sex discrimination to her bosses at Northamptonshire Police, has just won her claim for victimisation in the tribunal. Where did this employer
go wrong?
Published 05.11.2013
You have an employee who routinely raises groundless grievances. Does this irritating behaviour give you solid grounds to dismiss them or would such a decision lead you into dangerous territory?
Published 26.06.2013
In Kenbata v Westminster City Council 2017, the employee alleged that the positioning of a potted plant was racial harassment. The tribunal found otherwise but this case still holds an important
lesson for employers. What is it?
Published 05.04.2017
An employee who was dubbed “Crazy Miss Cokehead” by bosses has been awarded £3.2 million after the tribunal agreed that she was sexually harassed. But why did she receive so much compensation?
Published 01.05.2015
The tribunal has awarded an employee who suffers with anxiety and depression £8,000 because the employer accused her of “fabricating illness for a payout”. Why was this a wrong thing to do?
Published 07.09.2018
Depending on the circumstances, employees who have been subjected to unlawful treatment by their employers may bring claims of “direct” and/or “indirect” discrimination. But what’s the difference
between the two?
Published 17.12.2012
A Polish employee, who was told by her employer not to speak using her first language, has just been awarded £7,000 by the tribunal. Does this ruling mean you can’t insist on English-only in your
workplace?
Published 19.11.2013
A Starbucks employee who is dyslexic has successfully claimed disability discrimination against her employer. As far as the law is concerned, is dyslexia always a disability?
Published 29.02.2016