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The employment tribunal has long grappled with the issue of whether unwanted or unlawful conduct by an employee outside the physical workplace can lead to a successful claim being brought against an employer. Generally speaking, discriminatory conduct...
Employment law is dynamic and ever evolving with legislation often responding to a changing social, economic, technological, and political landscape. Any adjustments in legislation are aimed at ensuring that the rights and protections of both employees and...
Insubordination is defined as employee's deliberate refusal or failure to follow reasonable instructions from their employer. These instructions are likely to be a core part of their job role. It is considered a breach of the employee's duty to not...
Stress can have a significant impact on our mental health, whether it is in regard to work, or difficult situations in our home lives. It is important to know your rights as an individual, and obligations as an employer or service provider, with regard to...
There are a number of different claims which a claimant/complainant may seek to bring if they attempt to access services and are denied the opportunity to do so as a result of their disability. Before bringing a claim of discrimination on the grounds of...
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) is the set minimum hourly rate of pay which employers are required to pay their workers. The rates typically change on an annual basis, in April every year. The rates for 2023 are as follows: Age Rate Ages 23 and...
Wilko has been a mainstay on the high street for decades and this announcement will come as a hammer blow for all its 12,000 employees. For those affected, either in stores, head office or in Wilko’s distribution warehouses, they should be given...
One of the main reasons that a business will face difficulties or have to pay significant costs in defending a discrimination claim from a customer/service user, is because they do not engage with a complaint or letter before action when it is...
Indirect discrimination will not be deemed unlawful under the Equality Act 2010 if an organisation/person can show that there was a good enough reason for applying a particular provision, criterion or practice. This is called the objective justification...
Discrimination is defined as treating someone less favourably because of a protected characteristic. The protected characteristics are defined in the Equality Act 2010 and are: race, religion or belief, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment,...
