A new report published by the Fawcett Society, Tackling Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, shows that at least 40% of women experience sexual harassment during their career.
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Was it unfair for an employer to refuse to furlough an employee and simply make them redundant?
Two recent employment tribunal cases have considered whether making redundancies during the operation of the furlough scheme amounted to unfair dismissal.
In one case,...
Settlement Agreement Case Study: C-Suite Level Settlement with Shares
A client recently instructed us having searched for “same day settlement agreement solicitor” and we came up in Google. I’m pleased about that, and while we can often deal with matters on the same day, I’ll always...
Dismissal of employee who refused to work over concerns of infecting his children was not unfair
We’re starting to see Employment Tribunal Judgments trickle through now on covid-19 issues.
A tribunal has found that the dismissal of an employee who told his...
Lorry driver sacked for not wearing a face mask in his cab was not unfairly dismissed.
In what I believe to be one of the first court or tribunal decisions about mask wearing at work, the East London Employment Tribunal determined that a lorry driver who was sacked because he refused to wear a face...
Can my employer force me to wear a face-covering/mask?
Last week I did a video on the Pimlico no jab no job policy and it’s now had over 20k views and 500 comments.
The video didn’t reveal my views on the vaccines or...
Whitbread (Premier Inn, Beefeater, Brewers Fayre) Announces 6000 job losses
Whitbread, the Company which owns Premier Inn and Beefeater and other brands in the UK, have announced they are looking to cut 6,000 jobs as a result of coronavirus.
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Redundancy Settlement Agreement Case Study
For obvious reasons, we've seen a significant increase in people needing advice on settlement agreements due to redundancy. Many people remain on furlough leave and are being handed a settlement agreement in order to...
What is a reasonable legal fee for advice on Settlement Agreements? The Solomon v University of Hertfordshire case discussed
£350? £500? Or more? The Employment Appeals Tribunal have given some guidance on what is a reasonable contribution to an employee's legal costs for them seeking the independent legal advice required to sign off a...
M&S Voluntary Redundancy and Early Retirement advice – around 7000 job losses announced
On 18th August 2020, Marks and Spencer announced that it was to cut 7,000 jobs (see BBC News) - devastating news and my thoughts go out to those affected.
The company...