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A recent Employment Tribunal's ruling suggests that the physical and psychological effects of the menopause could constitute a disability for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 (the 2010 Act) Ms Davies, a court officer for the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service, had experienced the onset of the menopause resulting in her becoming severely anaemic, stressed and anxious, and experiencing memory loss.
The employer, Michelin, dismissed their employee who was signed off with stress.
In the recent case of Galilee v Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis the EAT held that the doctrine of 'relation back', whereby amendments take effect from the date of the original document which it amended, does not apply in the tribunal.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT), in the recent case of Graham v. Agilitas IT Solutions Ltd. (Agilitas), ruled that an employer cannot rely on parts of a without prejudice conversation held in accordance with s.111A of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA) and/or the "common law" without prejudice rule, whilst at the same time seeking to use the without prejudice rule as a shield in reference to that same conversation. S.111A of the ERA permits discussions between an employer and an employee with a view to terminating employment on agreed terms to remain confidential and inadmissible in proceedings before a tribunal for unfair dismissal.
In the recent case of Benkharbouche v. Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs & Anor the Supreme Court agreed with the EAT and the Court of Appeal and unanimously held that sections 4(2)(b) and 16(1)(a) of the State Immunity Act 1978 (SIA) cannot protect embassies from Employment Tribunal claims brought by domestic staff in the UK.
This week new limits applying to certain awards of employment tribunals, and other amounts payable under employment legislation, have been […]
Welcome to the December edition of our employment law round-up. In this edition, we couldn’t fail to give you an […]
In this issue we look at a recent Court of Appeal decision focusing on sexual orientation protection following a refusal […]
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Bramble Foods Ltd (the Company) generates a third of its total annual turnover in the eight weeks from mid-September onwards, […]
In this issue we look at recent case law decisions which have provided a useful reminder of the position when […]
In this issue, we look at whether Britain’s decision to leave the European Union is actually likely to have a […]
