by Philip McCabe | Aug 12, 2021 | News
In the recent case of Mhindurwa v Lovingangels Care Limited, an Employment Tribunal held that an employee, who was made redundant in the early months of the pandemic, was unfairly dismissed because her employer did not consider putting her on furlough leave. What was...
by Philip McCabe | Aug 10, 2021 | News
The UK Government has confirmed that it will introduce a new duty on employers to pro-actively prevent sexual harassment following its recent response to the 2019 Consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace. This development is not surprising in light of its...
by Philip McCabe | Jul 28, 2021 | News
With COVID case numbers still rising, some have dubbed the increase in notifications from the Test and Trace app as a ‘pingdemic’. Record numbers of people are being told to self-isolate. However, the increasing number of people being contacted has sparked food...
by Philip McCabe | Jun 28, 2021 | News
In an effort to support employees who have experienced pregnancy loss, Channel 4 launched a dedicated pregnancy loss policy in April. It is designed to support both male and female employees through pregnancy loss – which includes, but is not limited to, miscarriage,...
by Philip McCabe | Jun 22, 2021 | News
Mr Ham commenced employment with the Respondent in November 2010 with ESL BBSW Ltd – a company which provides cleaning services. He was dismissed following a refusal of what his employer aid was a reasonable request. What was the case about? In March 2020, Mr...
by Philip McCabe | Jun 22, 2021 | News
In the case of Prosser v Community Gateway Association Ltd, the Employment Tribunal had to decide if a pregnant woman, engaged under a zero hours contract, was discriminated against after she was sent home for health and safety reasons and wasn’t allowed to...
