Buckingham Palace investigate allegations of bullying
Bullying and harassment in the workplace continues to be a topic which employers can always learn from as part of a continuous aim to protect their employees from harm and to promote dignity and respect in the workplace for all. Currently Buckingham Palace has a high profile employment issue with the leak of recent allegations […]
Interesting Employment Tribunal Cases 2020 and UK Employment Law After Brexit
In this article with accompanying webinar recording, we look back over some of 2020’s key interesting employment tribunal cases, as well as consider how UK employment will be impacted by Brexit. UK Employment Law 2021 and Beyond How leaving the EU impacts UK legislation When the UK was a member of the European Union (EU), […]
Employment Tribunal 2020 Case Ruling – Employment Status
Employment Status – Referees Are part-time football referees employees, whose match fees and other payments are subject to PAYE, or independent contractors? In the case HMRC vs Professional Game Match Officials Limited, referees were engaged by Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) to officiate at matches primarily in Leagues 1 and 2, but also the […]
Employment Tribunal 2020 Case Ruling – Exceptional Fair Dismissal
M Gallacher vs Abellio Scotrail Ltd – An exceptional fair dismissal A fair dismissal requires a proper procedure to be followed, and the decision to dismiss to fall within the band of reasonable responses. However, in the employment tribunal case Gallacher vs Abellio Scotrail Ltd, an exception was made given the very unusual and rare […]
Employment Tribunal 2020 Case Ruling – Working Time Regulations – Travel Time
Working Time Regulations – Travel Time A group of home care providers were ordered to pay more than £100,000 in backdated earnings, equating to around £10,000 per employee, which was the equivalent of 9 months full time work at the national minimum wage and holiday pay rates because of a tribunal claim which challenged what […]
SME Challenge – Marketing to Secure New Business
SME Challenge Marketing to Secure New Business As part of the recent SME Survey we conducted at the end of 2021, securing new business was identified as one of the main challenges to SMEs in to 2021. In this webinar HR Solutions, our guest presented Scott Jones, Managing Director at 123 Internet discusses the changes […]
Health & Safety at Work – Safeguarding
Health & Safety at Work – Safeguarding In this safeguarding webinar, we consider that anyone can be a victim of abuse, harassment and violence which can lead to the negative physical, emotional and psychological wellbeing of a colleague. HR Solutions look at the different tools available to Supervisors & Managers and explore what routes to […]
Employment Tribunal 2020 Case Ruling – Redundancy Consultation
Redundancy Consultation Deciding the threshold for when collective consultation is triggered: Case UQ v Marclean Technologies SLU looks at when the threshold exists for when collective redundancy consultation is triggered. In this case, UQ was dismissed on the grounds of redundancy, however the company then made a further 36 redundancies afterwards, leading UQ to argue […]
Employment Tribunal 2020 Case Ruling – Marital Status Discrimination
Marital Status Discrimination Bacon v Advanced Fire Solutions Ltd and Ellis: Less favourable treatment after announcing divorce was marital status discrimination Mrs Bacon’s husband joined the organisation after Mrs Bacon, but both went on to take up Director roles. In 2017, Mrs Bacon informed Mr Bacon of her wish to separate however wanted to continue […]
Interesting Case: Breach of Health and Safety Regulations
The following interesting health and safety case shows how even the biggest employers and well-respected companies that we all use still have difficulty in checking, maintaining and making their equipment safe. This accident could have been far worse and could have resulted in the worker not only losing their arm but the effect this could […]
Employment Tribunal 2020 Case Ruling – Unfair Dismissal
Unfair Dismissal Chemcem Scotland Ltd v Ure: Unfair Dismissal? This is a case looking at whether an employee’s failure to return to work after maternity leave was a constructive unfair dismissal following repudiatory acts. In constructive dismissal claims, a contract is not automatically terminated by an employer’s repudiatory breach. For the contract to be terminated […]
Business Support – Vision and Goals
Business Support – Vision and Goals (IAP 1/7) This webinar is the first of seven of our free Business Support series in partnership with Nordens Chartered Accountants. Over the series, Joe Sword, Head of Strategic Planning at Nordens, guides you through ‘7 Key Successes’ which are: 1. Vision and Goals, 2. Sales and Marketing, 3. Mindset, […]
Employment Tribunal 2020 Case Ruling – Religious belief discrimination
Religious Belief Discrimination Mrs. K Higgs vs Farmor’s School: Employer successfully defends Religious Belief Discrimination claim Mrs. K Higgs, employed in a school, was dismissed for having posted on her private Facebook account, her own views criticizing the teaching of LGBT relationships in primary schools. The school had been made aware of her posts by […]
Employment Tribunal 2020 Case Ruling – Pregnancy Discrimination
Pregnancy Discrimination Ms K Wright vs Coupland Cavendish Ltd Ms K Wright was employed as an administrator and was dismissed after one week of employment because she suffered from pregnancy related hyperemesis, causing nausea, and vomiting. This led to her having two separate days off sick. The reason for the dismissal given by Coupland Cavendish […]
IR35 – Are You Ready?
IR35: Are You Ready? In this webinar HR Solutions discuss the implications for HR of the IR35 regulations being extended to medium and large organisations in the private sector. We provide essential steps you can take to manage the impact on your business. Webinar slides Further Support HR, Health and Safety Advice: HR Solutions are here to […]
Employment Tribunal 2020 Case Ruling – Disability Discrimination – Record £4.7m to bank worker bullied over disability
Disability Discrimination Record £4.7m to bank worker bullied over disability In Royal Bank of Scotland plc v AB a bank worker has been successful in bringing a disability discrimination claim by being awarded more than £4.7 million after being made to feel “worthless” and “unsupported” by her colleagues and subjected to bullying throughout her 6 […]
How to Bridge the Development Gap – Improve e-Learning
How to Bridge the Development Gap Improve e-Learning In this webinar, HR Solutions are accompanied by Steve Hill, Chief Operating Office at Improve, to discuss how e-learning can help to bridge the gap in employee development that has been one of the casualties of the COVID Pandemic. For a lot of organisation investing in the training […]
Employment Tribunal 2020 Case Ruling – Disability Discrimination – Unfair Dismissal and Disability
Unfair Dismissal and Disability Miss S J Austin vs The Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust A hospital secretary has been found to have been unfairly dismissed and discriminated against on the grounds of disability for repeatedly checking her own medical record. The tribunal found that the Hospital Trust did not take account of the fact […]
Interesting Cases 2020 and UK Employment Law after Brexit
Interesting Cases 2020 and UK Employment Law After Brexit We look back over some of 2020’s key and interesting employment tribunal cases, as well as consider how UK employment will be impacted by Brexit. Webinar slides Further Support HR, Health and Safety Advice: HR Solutions are here to help with advice and support on any employment […]
Employing People – 10 Things You Need to Get Right
Employing People 10 Things You Need to Get Right In this free virtual seminar, our HR Knowledge Manager, Victoria Templeton, discusses EMPLOYING PEOPLE: 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO GET RIGHT. The seminar is at The Midlands Business Network Virtual Expo, 25 March 2021. Recently the UK has seen the biggest overhaul to employment rights for […]
