Settlement agreements are most commonly used to end an employment relationship by consent. They record an employee’s agreement not to bring most claims against their employer in exchange for a…
At the start of 2021, it is clear that the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic will continue to have a significant impact on people’s health and the profitability and sustainability of many…
An Employment Tribunal sitting in Norwich on 3rd January 2020 has decided that ethical veganism is a "philosophical belief" and so is protected in law by the Equality Act 2010. The Equality Act 2010 has always afforded protection to people because of nine protected characteristics:-
Stress at Work – A legal overview The problem Stress can adversely affect undermine the quality of an employee’s performance and is a major cause of absence from work, and…
In Hale v Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust UKEAT/0342/16/LA the Employment Appeal Tribunal considered whether a decision to instigate an investigation which resulted in disciplinary proceedings, and the…
On 14 March 2018, the Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of head teacher, for failing to disclose a relationship with person convicted of a sexual offence. In Reilly v Sandwell…
On Saturday 29th April 2017 staff from Bailey Wright & Co Solicitors packed shopping at M & S in Merry Hill on behalf of the firm's nominated charity, YoungMinds. YoungMinds is…
Court of Appeal uses EU directives to outlaw discrimination in university and college work placements. 23 June 2016 A gap in the legislation relating to discrimination in vocational training…
Court of Appeal decide case of Talia Blackwood v Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust on 23rd June 2016 which could have been decided differently after Brexit! …
The Court of Appeal heard the appeal from the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the case of Blackwood v Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust on 4th May 2016.…