Employers are aware that they are under a duty to make reasonable adjustments where a provision criterion or practice (PCP) puts a disabled employee at a substantial disadvantage compared with non-disabled employees. The recent EAT case of Carreras v United First Partnership Research shows that even an expectation or an Read more…
In Waddingham v NHS Business Services Authority, a former NHS employee was awarded £115,000 by the Tribunal for failure to make reasonable adjustments and disability discrimination. The case reminds us of the costly implications of not making the right reasonable adjustments, even where the employee may not have actually proposed any adjustments Read more…
You may recall the introduction of “punitive fines” for employers who lose Employment Tribunal cases with “aggravating features” in April last year. What will undoubtedly be welcome news for employers now, however, is the fact that absolutely no awards have been made since the legislation took effect. That’s a period of nine Read more…
This year has seen a revolution in the law on what should count as holiday pay. These unwelcome developments for employers could result in a number of Tribunal claims being pursued by employees across the country. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) yesterday delivered its Judgment in cases of Bear Scotland Read more…
Employment Tribunal statistics for the first quarter of 2014 have been published today. In light of the introduction of Employment Tribunal fees last year, these statistics have been eagerly awaited. You may recall from our previous blog that the statistics for the period from October to December 2013 showed a Read more…
The increasing impact of the introduction of fees for Employment Tribunal claims has become even more apparent following the publication of the statistics for the latest quarter. The full report can be viewed here at httpss://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/289342/tribunal-stats-oct-dec-2013.pdf. Interestingly, this set of statistics has been published far later than in recent years, Read more…
Employment laws have changed in 2013. At our recent Annual Employment Law Review, we updated HR professionals on the key changes to legislation, and gave an insight into what they can expect in 2014. Here is a summary of the key points discussed but if you would like to see Read more…
It has recently been announced that from April 2014, Tribunals will have the power to order employers who lose a tribunal claim to pay a financial penalty of up to £5,000. This will not however be an automatic penalty for a losing employer. Instead, the Tribunal will have discretion to Read more…
The latest round of quarterly tribunal statistics for January to March 2013 have been published, which also includes annual figures for the financial year 2012/13, covering the period from April 2012 to March 2013. In relation to employment tribunals, the statistics reveal that in 2012/13 the caseload outstanding has increased by Read more…