In  McAllister v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2022] , the dismissal of the Claimant, who was a disabled employee on long-term sickness absence, was not discriminatory Mr McAllister (M) worked for HMRC from May 2011. He suffered from anxiety and...

The Government has published its response to the Women and Equalities Committee’s report ‘Menopause and the Workplace’ The Committee had made the following recommendations to the Government: To appoint a ‘menopause employment...

The Government has commenced a consultation on its long-awaited statutory Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement (the Code). The draft Code sets out detailed steps employers should take when seeking to make changes to any contractual terms and...

Marital status discrimination is one of the lesser-known characteristics protected from unlawful discrimination; therefore, a person who is married or in a civil partnership is protected against unlawful discrimination based on their legal partnership...

Readers may recall the case of Rodgers v Leeds Laser Cutting Ltd [2022], where the Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld a tribunal decision that an employee was not automatically unfairly dismissed when he was dismissed for leaving work and refusing to return...

Acas has published guidance to help employers who are considering suspending an employee during a disciplinary investigation. An employer should only suspend someone if it's appropriate, for example to carry out an investigation, if it's a...

Our employment team was recently instructed to assist a manufacturing business with the closure of one of their factories affecting some 90 employees.  Staff were offered the opportunity to transfer to another of the business’ sites, or...

This is a cost-effective way of having our employment law team at the end of the phone for prompt and up to date legal advice on employment and HR problems, as they arise.   We will listen and get to know you and your business, to enable us to...

In the case of Mullen v Greater Glasgow Health Board , the Court ruled that an experienced NHS worker who admitted his threatening and verbally aggressive behaviour towards his colleague had been unfairly dismissed The Claimant, Mr Mullen...

Christmas parties and social events are great way of bringing staff together and thanking them for their hard work. Work parties like all work-based social events are an extension of the workplace.  This means that if any issues arising at the party...