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Employment Tribunal fees were introduced in July 2013 by the coalition government. The reason for their introduction was that fees would “disincentivise unreasonable behaviour, like pursuing weak or vexatious claims”. When there was no fee … Read more

Not to beard would appear to be the answer for construction company Mears, who have banned workers from having beards on the grounds of health and safety. Workers at a London site were told that … Read more

Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) upholds decision in favour of Whistleblower in Dr Beatt –v– Croydon Health Services NHS Trust Facts Dr Beatt was a consultant cardiologist with Croydon University Hospital from 2005 until September 2012, … Read more

With summer fast approaching, I was surprised to see a recent report from Citizens Advice stating that half of workers on zero hours contracts and two in five of workers on temporary contracts do not … Read more

The Court of Appeal has recently held that a doctor can fall under the definition of a ‘worker’ for the purposes of raising a whistleblowing claim against a training body in the Employment Tribunal, even … Read more

The requirement to have job applicants sit a multiple choice test as part of the recruitment process may be discriminatory. In the case of Government Legal Service (Respondent) v Brookes (Claimant) the EAT upheld that … Read more

As the news emerged of Donald Trump’s decision to dismiss the head of the FBI, James Comey, I found myself asking the question: given Mr Comey has over two years qualifying service would he have … Read more

EAT contradicts their earlier decision: Implied contractual terms CAN be construed in a claim for wages The EAT has ruled in Weatherilt v Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd that a Tribunal does have jurisdiction to construe … Read more