Author Archives: Gareth
Not all disability-related poor treatment is discrimination
Dr Dunn accused his employer, the prison service, of disability-related poor treatment. He had been ...
Oct
Professor sues Oxford University after “forced retirement”
A row over forced retirement has hit Oxford University, one of the most famous universities ...
Sep
Sexual harassment at work
#Speak Out! The topic of women’s safety at work and at large (doing something as ...
Aug
Carers and sleep-ins – an important development
There has been a huge recent development which sleep-in carers across the country will want ...
Jul
Indirect religious discrimination and BBQs
Recently, indirect religious discrimination has been in the news – with a bit of a ...
Jul
Barrister takes law firm to court for monitoring personal e-mails
Robert Jones (an employed Barrister at a law firm) has made a claim for breaching ...
Jul
Metropolitan Police Force tries positive discrimination
From time to time we are contacted by journalists seeking background information or a legal ...
Jun
Commission schemes: Contractual or discretionary?
Commission schemes are frameworks used by employers to incentivise employees (typically sales staff). There are ...
Jun
Court news
We bring you the latest news from the employment tribunals and courts in this special ...
May
Are agency workers employees?
The topic of employment status has been very newsworthy lately, in particular with individuals working ...
May