All you need to know about Settlement Agreements
Settlement agreements (previously known as compromise agreements) are legally binding contracts which can be used to end the employment relationship on agreed terms. They can also be used to resolve an...
View ArticleLandmark UK case- Woman awarded £183,773 in first ‘caste discrimination’ case
The Cambridge Employment Tribunal has upheld a number of claims by a “low caste” Indian woman in the first successful case of its kind. Permila Tirkey, from Bihar in India, was forced to work as a...
View ArticleChanges to Employment Law from 1st October 2015
Every year a number of changes are made to Employment Law and this year is no different. At Leeds Day we strive to stay ahead of the game, so here is an update of the changes taking effect from 1st...
View ArticleEAT rules that dismissal for making derogatory comments against employer on...
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that it was fair to dismiss an employee who made derogatory comments about his employer on Facebook 2 years ago. The EAT said that it did not matter that...
View ArticleHomophobic gestures amount to discrimination
A gay man has been awarded £7,500 compensation after a shop worker made homophobic gestures towards him. For anonymity purposes, the gay man is referred to as “Tim”. In 2013 Tim returned some locks...
View ArticleNational Minimum Wages offenders named and shamed
Employers who have failed to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage (NMW) have been named and shamed. Between them the 113 companies named owed workers over £387,000 in arrears, and span sectors...
View ArticleGross misconduct dismissal unfair for employee with 34 years’ clean record
The Court of Appeal has restored an employment judge’s decision that an employee was unfairly dismissed because no reasonable employer would have dismissed him in the circumstances. The Court of Appeal...
View ArticleWhen is it appropriate to consider disparity of treatment between employees...
The EAT has held that an employment tribunal was wrong to find that a claimant was unfairly dismissed where the employer treated another employee involved in the incident more leniently. Mr Jones was...
View ArticleEmployee’s personal messages at work can be read by employers
Judges have ruled that employers can read employees’ personal messages sent via chat software and webmail accounts during working hours. Mr Barbulescu was an engineer in Romania. At his employer’s...
View ArticleLeeds Day launches Employment Protection Scheme
Leeds Day introduces Employment Protection Scheme Regular changes to employment legislation, increased employee awareness of their legal rights coupled with difficult economic circumstances means there...
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