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Age discrimination: no true redundancy
AGE DISCRIMINATION No true redundancy Case Demosthenous v Sosa Factory Ltd (2016) Eq Opp Rev 272:24, Watford ET Facts D was dismissed...

Robert Spicer
Nov 24, 20161 min read
Employment tribunal restricted reporting order: right to private life
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Restricted reporting order Right to private life Case Fallows and others v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2016] ICR...

Robert Spicer
Nov 23, 20161 min read
Disability discrimination: justification: police motorcyclist suffering from PTSD
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION Discrimination arising from disability Justification Case Buchanan v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis...

Robert Spicer
Nov 22, 20161 min read
Employment tribunals: costs warning: new EAT case: Hussain v Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Costs Risk warning Case Hussain v Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (2016) Morning Star, October 28, EAT Facts...

Robert Spicer
Nov 21, 20161 min read
Glasgow City Council: settlement agreement set aside for lack of capacity
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Settlement agreement Power to set aside Case Glasgow City Council v Dahhan (2016) Morning Star, November 18, EAT...

Robert Spicer
Nov 19, 20161 min read
Benefit fraud: cost compared with that of the Iraq War
Benefit fraud From time to time, civil servants enforcing welfare benefit rules proudly announce that they have uncovered widespread...

Robert Spicer
Nov 15, 20161 min read
Time limit for claims: proceedings by barrister against Bar Standards Board
Time limits for claims General principles Case O’Connor v Bar Standards Board (2016) The Times, October 7, CA Facts Ms B, a black...

Robert Spicer
Oct 29, 20161 min read
Wasted costs: order for £35,000: successful appeal to EAT
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Wasted costs order Case Isteed v London Borough of Redbridge (2016) UKEAT/0442/14/DA Facts A claimant complained of...

Robert Spicer
Oct 27, 20161 min read
Age discrimination: “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks”
AGE DISCRIMINATION Context of remarks Case Khan v Adidas UK Ltd (2016) Eq Opp Rev 271:27, East London ET Facts K, a Muslim, was employed...

Robert Spicer
Oct 26, 20161 min read
Employment tribunals: time limits: factors to be take into account
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Time limits for claims Discretion of tribunal Case Rathakrishnan v Pizza Express Restaurants (2015)...

Robert Spicer
Oct 24, 20161 min read
Race discrimination: black Muslim employee overlooked for promotion
RACE DISCRIMINATION Black employee overlooked for promotion Case Abubakar v Makro Self Service Wholesalers Ltd (2016) Eq Opp Rev 271:24,...

Robert Spicer
Oct 23, 20161 min read
Disability discrimination: bipolar disorder: Watford ET decision
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION Refusal of employee to address process Case Cornelius v London Borough of Haringey (2016) Eq Opp Rev 271:23,...

Robert Spicer
Oct 20, 20161 min read
Parasitism and the law-commodity
Parasitism Wherever large amounts of money are to be made from the law, increasing levels of parasitism can be seen to develop around the...

Robert Spicer
Oct 18, 20161 min read
Disability discrimination: harassment and victimisation: covert surveillance
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION Harassment and victimisation Covert surveillance Case Baker v Peninsula Business Services Ltd (2016) Eq Opp...

Robert Spicer
Oct 17, 20161 min read
Employment tribunal jurisdiction: British Council employee working abroad
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Jurisdiction Sufficiently close connection Case Jeffery v The British Council (2016) Morning Star, October 14, EAT...

Robert Spicer
Oct 16, 20161 min read
Sex discrimination: harassment: employer failing to prevent
SEX DISCRIMINATION Harassment Conduct clearly of sexual nature Case Samuda v London Borough of Hackney and Adams (2016) Eq Opp Rev...

Robert Spicer
Oct 15, 20161 min read
Human rights law industry: criticisms from the left
The following material is highly critical of certain aspects of human rights law and practice in the United Kingdom. These preliminary...

Robert Spicer
Sep 29, 20162 min read
Midcounties Co-op fails to pay minimum wage: 69p per hour?
Midcounties Co-op fails to pay minimum wage Midcounties Co-op, Britain’s biggest independent co-op, has made the largest single payout to...

Robert Spicer
Sep 28, 20162 min read
International Labour Organisation: universal and lasting peace can only be established if it is base
International Labour Organisation (ILO) The ILO was created in 1919 with the aim of advancing social justice in the belief that universal...

Robert Spicer
Sep 27, 20161 min read
Disability discrimination: Asperger’s syndrome: knowledge of employer
DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION Knowledge of employer Case Watterson v Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (2016) Eq Opp Rev...

Robert Spicer
Sep 25, 20161 min read
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