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Former PWC partner fails in disability discrimination claim

May 16, 2013

A former PriceWaterhouseCoopers partner has failed in his appeal against an industrial tribunal’s decision that he was not subject to disability discrimination. Mr Colin Tenner, who had joined PWC in 1987, had suffered for years from workplace stress, anxiety and depression. In late 2007 he was signed off work and remained on sick leave for […]

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Handling retirement and avoiding allegations of direct age discrimination

May 12, 2013

Aged 71, Sir Alex Ferguson has announced his retirement as Manchester United FC’s manager. Today, he watched the Team win at the Theatre of Dreams and lifted the Premier League trophy before he bows out on his 26 year tenure at the Club, next week. Sir Alex’s decision to retire was consensual but rewind a […]

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HSBC announces further job cuts

April 23, 2013

HSBC have announced further cuts in its drive to structure its UK operations. HSBC announced on Tuesday that it would be looking to implement up to 3,166 job cuts in the UK, mostly from its wealth management division. The announced cuts are part of HSBC’s continuing attempts to drive down costs in its three-year cost-cutting […]

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Flexible Working: Flexing your Muscle

April 23, 2013

In its Children and Families Bill, published on 5 February 2013, the Government committed to extending the right to flexible working for all employees. The Right to Request scheme, which currently only applies to those with children under 17, relatives and some carers, will allow everyone to ask their employer for flexible hours if they […]

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Which Age Group Suffers Most From Ageism?

April 23, 2013

(Guest post regarding the age groups which suffer most from ageism). When we think of ageism, often the seemingly harmless jokes about the diminishing faculties of the elderly or the recklessness of inexperienced youth are what come to mind. With the rising tension of an uncertain unemployment climate, ageism is becoming increasingly noticeable in the […]

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Protected conversations and compromise agreements

April 8, 2013

“Protected conversations” are one of the key employment law proposals that the Government is seeking to introduce this summer, along with the introduction of fees to the Employment Tribunal, the reform of the Employment Tribunal procedure, the re-naming of compromise agreements to settlement agreements, and compulsory pre-litigation conciliation. We’ll take a look at protected conversations […]

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Managing health and safety in the workplace – an introduction

March 26, 2013

Health and safety in the workplace is a prevalent issue for employers and is a constant theme in the media (see the recent – and probably justified – coverage of the “triangular flapjack whack rap claptrap”). We’ll therefore take a brief introductory look at an employer’s health and safety obligations in the workplace. What are […]

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Violence in the workplace and unfair dismissal claims

March 19, 2013

Violence inside or outside of the workplace is an all-too-common phenomenon and can have serious consequences for both employers and employees. We’ll therefore take a look at violence in a workplace context in this post and examine the potential consequences of violent conduct for employees (including an examination of the potential for Employment Tribunal proceedings). […]

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Counter-claims in the Employment Tribunal

March 19, 2013

Claims for breach of contract in the Employment Tribunal are frequent – perhaps one of the most frequent types of claim. However, the question often arises as to whether an employer can counter-claim for breach of contract if an employee submits such a claim. We’ll therefore take a look at this particular point in this […]

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Can racial harassment constitute gross misconduct?

March 11, 2013

A recent excerpt in the Daily Telegraph reported the dismissal of a police officer for making racially-motivated comments towards another colleague in the Metropolitan police force. We’ll take a look at the above matter in this article and examine whether racial harassment can constitute grounds for gross misconduct and potential dismissal. In the case reported […]

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