Employment Tribunal Archives - Ashtons HR Consulting

Successful constructive dismissal claim for Secretary who was asked to be involved in discriminatory recruitment process

PostedFebruary 25, 2020

In a recent case heard at a Bristol Employment Tribunal, Hobbs v Avon Care Homes, a secretary has successfully claimed constructive unfair dismissal after being asked to be involved in...

Good Work Plan – What is Changing?

PostedFebruary 6, 2020

The Good Work Plan was a consultation following the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices. Following that consultation, various pieces of legislation are to be enacted. Generally, the Good Work...

Ethical veganism is a philosophical belief

PostedJanuary 3, 2020

Update! Following on from yesterday’s article an employment tribunal has held that ethical veganism is a philosophical belief and so entitles ethical vegans from protection against discrimination. The claimant Jordi...

Ethical veganism – to become a protected philosophical belief?

PostedJanuary 2, 2020

With the New Year officially upon us, many people are looking to make changes such as cutting out the junk food, exercising more and quitting drinking/smoking. Veganuary (a pledge to...

Watch this space – potentially significant TUPE decision

PostedDecember 3, 2019

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (“TUPE”) protects the rights of employees when the business they work for or the contract they work on transfers to another...

Wearing poppies in the workplace

PostedOctober 8, 2019

The remembrance poppy has been used since 1921 to commemorate those who gave their lives in war fighting for their country, but in recent years it has become the centre...

Menopause and the workplace

PostedSeptember 18, 2019

Still thought of as a slightly taboo subject, and a cause of embarrassment for employees and managers, why are we bringing this up? Research from the CIPD has found that...

Positive action to increase diversity must not amount to discriminatory treatment

PostedMay 31, 2019

In February, the Liverpool Employment Tribunal heard that Cheshire Police had not given a job to an individual because he was white, male and heterosexual, due to the Police force’s...

A reminder for employers to take care with long term disability benefit offerings

PostedApril 26, 2019

It is a relatively common practice for employers to offer some form of long-term disability benefit to their employees, usually covered by an insurance policy. However, recent developments have demonstrated...

When does an employer have knowledge of an employee’s disability under the Equality Act 2010?

PostedFebruary 20, 2019

This was the question addressed by the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the recent case of Lamb v The Garrard Academy. An individual is considered disabled if they have a physical or...

When does an employer have knowledge of an employee’s disability under the Equality Act 2010?

PostedFebruary 20, 2019

This was the question addressed by the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the recent case of Lamb v The Garrard Academy. An individual is considered disabled if they have a physical...

Asda loses appeal in initial stage of equal pay case

PostedJanuary 31, 2019

In a judgment handed down by the Court of Appeal this morning, it was ruled that supermarket staff (mostly women) and warehouse staff (mostly men) working at supermarket giant Asda...