For many of us the season to be jolly and have fun is upon us once again, and the office parties are starting to get into full swing. We were reminded recently in the recent High Court case.
Sandle v Adecco Ms Sandle was an agency worker employed by the recruitment and employment business, Adecco, which provides temporary agency workers to its clients. When the assignment Ms Sandle had been working on came to an end, Adecco didn’t take proactive steps to find other work for her. It made little attempt to contact…
McFarlane and another v easyJet Airline Company Ltd This case involved two easyJet crew members who returned to work following maternity leave but who were still breastfeeding their children. They requested an adjustment to their flying rosters so that they wouldn’t have to work longer than eight hours at a time (easyJet’s system was based…
Glasgow City Council v Dahhan Mr Dahhan entered into a settlement agreement with his employer, Glasgow City Council, after issuing various race-related claims against it. That agreement purported to draw a line under his claims; in signing it, Mr Dahhan was giving up all claims arising from his employment. He withdrew his race claims and…
Aslam and others v Uber The line between employees, workers and the ‘genuinely’ self-employed has come under increased scrutiny in recent weeks – and not just because of the much publicised Uber decision. Last month, the Government announced a wide-ranging review by Matthew Taylor, the Chief Executive of the Royal Society of the Arts, into…
Snell v Network Rail It has been reported that a father was indirectly discriminated against on grounds of sex when his rate of pay for shared parental leave (SPL) was less than that of his wife. The couple worked for Network Rail. Mr Snell’s wife planned to take 27 weeks off and he would then…
Buchanan v The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis Disability discrimination happens when a person is treated unfavourably because of something arising in consequence of their disability, and that unfavourable treatment can’t be objectively justified. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in this case was asked to consider, in the context of long-term sickness absence, what…
An investigation is being carried out to identify why a giant bookshelf fell over at a Waterstones store. The giant bookshelf which housed gifts, stationary and cards fell over at the Waterstones Cheltenham store. It fell over just before the store opened and luckily there were no injuries.
Everyone who leaves for work in the morning should expect to return home safely to their loved ones, there is no greater gift than this.
I woke up late, again and I knew I was going to get in so much trouble with my manager, I was late last week! I jumped out of bed and rushed around getting ready for work