Recent tribunal judgements on freedom to express gender critical views highlight the growing challenge for employers in safely navigating discrimination in the workplace in the face of increasingly complex social attitudes. In one victory for gender-critical views, an...
A recent criminal case involving an ex-Sainsbury’s worker serves as a reminder to employers to make sure that departing employees have returned all company property before they leave employment. As reported in the Times newspaper, Holly Trevillion worked for...
The government has recently issued a consultation paper on re-introducing fees in employment tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal. Tribunal fees were previously introduced in 2013. They were subject to judicial review in Unison v The Lord Chancellor and, in...
In claims for discrimination, it is a legal requirement that a claim is issued (or ACAS Early Conciliation commenced) within three months of the act complained of. This time limit can only be extended in discrimination cases if the tribunal deems, on the facts, that...
Claimants in race discrimination claims can face difficulties when they believe that they have been treated less favourably, have an actual comparator in mind but do not know the race of that comparator. In a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision, it was held...
In the recent case of Toure v Ken Wilkins Print, the Claimant was employed as a forklift truck driver. He raised a grievance alleging that he had been subjected to a racial slur by a colleague. His grievance was not upheld. He appealed against this finding but offered...