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...
A redundancy situation can occur where there is a reduced requirement for employees to carry-out work of a particular kind. Where there are a group of employees carrying out the work in question then the group would usually be pooled together by the employer with a...
After announcing proposals to make changes to paternity leave rights in summer 2023, the government have now published draft legislation in the form of the Paternity Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024. The Regulations make the following changes: Employees will be able...
