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Tips to achieve a great settlement negotiation part 1
These are a weekly series of short tips and tricks to help you achieve strength in any settlement negotiation. Tip 1: do your groundwork...
Nigel Ward
Jul 20, 20251 min read
Tribunal left employee with no remedy for proven harassment after incorrect analysis of time limit rules
In Logo v Payone and others , Mr Logo brought several claims of racial harassment. They included: that a colleague attended a work party...
Nigel Ward
Jul 20, 20252 min read
A case where there was no duty on the employer to make reasonable adjustments.
In Hindmarch v North East Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust , Mr Hindmarch worked as a non-emergency ambulance driver. He had severe...
Nigel Ward
Jul 7, 20251 min read
Workplace dispute, where do I start?
The first step to taking action is to understand the strength of your position. Don't let your employer lead you into believing that you...
Nigel Ward
Jun 27, 20252 min read
Tribunal jurisdiction
Summary: Tribunal had jurisdiction over individuals living and working in Sweden because the claim was properly served on them there ...
Nigel Ward
Jun 25, 20251 min read
Employment law changes in April 2025: what it means for employees
April 2025 brings some important changes to employment law, including the introduction of a new right for parents. So let’s find out what...
Nigel Ward
Jun 14, 20254 min read
A change in whistle blowing detriment claims?
In Treadwell v Barton Turns Development the Claimant was dismissed by one of the Respondent’s directors. She claimed automatic unfair...
Nigel Ward
Aug 22, 20241 min read
Government considering increases in tribunal compensation where ‘right to switch off’ has been breached.
Labour made a manifesto pledge to “bring in the ‘right to switch off’” in their wide-ranging ‘Make Work Pay’ paper. The Times newspaper...
Nigel Ward
Aug 19, 20242 min read
A tribunal was correct to allow claim for indirect associative discrimination under s19 Equality Act 2010.
In Rollett v British Airways , a group of Claimants brought claims for indirect discrimination. This followed scheduling changes after a...
Nigel Ward
Aug 19, 20242 min read
Government announces it will repeal the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2024.
Yesterday, the Government issued a press release confirming that it will repeal the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023. The Act...
Nigel Ward
Aug 7, 20241 min read
Tribunal wrong to find movement of care home residents was a traditional business transfer for some .
In Newman & ors v (1) Rollandene and (2) Mansfield Care, the 1st Respondent operated a care home which the owner planned to shut down. It...
Nigel Ward
Aug 5, 20242 min read
New law on allocation of tips
The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 and its accompanying statutory Code of Practice will come into force on 1st October...
Nigel Ward
Jul 30, 20241 min read
Out of time appeal to EAT vs submitted on time but missing information
In Ridley and others v HB Kirtley t/a Queen’s Court Business Centre, three Claimants wished to appeal against decisions taken by the...
Nigel Ward
Jul 30, 20242 min read
Gender-critical barrister loses appeal against Stonewall
The barrister Allison Bailey has lost her appeal against Stonewall after she claimed the charity tried to silence her for her...
Nigel Ward
Jul 24, 20242 min read
King's speech on plans for employment law changes
In this morning’s King’s Speech, Labour set out the legislative agenda for their first months in government. The King’s Speech itself...
Nigel Ward
Jul 17, 20242 min read
Discrimination against part-time workers
In Augustine v Data Cars, the Claimant was a part-time taxi driver. He was required to pay a flat weekly circuit fee of £148 to the...
Nigel Ward
Jul 16, 20242 min read
Care Home employees fairly dismissed over Covid policy
Were Claimants employed in care homes fairly dismissed after refusing to be vaccinated against Covid, in breach of the employer’s policy?...
Nigel Ward
Jul 15, 20242 min read
EHRC consultation on preventing sexual harassment at work
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched a consultation on proposed amendments to its guidance on preventing workplace...
Nigel Ward
Jul 11, 20242 min read
Tribunal could have placed a claimant at a disadvantage by throwing out their claim - Unless & Costs Orders
In Chumbu v The Disabilities Trust, the employment tribunal made an Unless Order requiring the Claimant, by the prescribed date, to (1)...
Nigel Ward
Jul 11, 20241 min read
Respondent's appeal kicked out against a whistleblowing claim
This is the case of First Great Western Limited v Moussa [2024] EAT 82. It was an appeal against a finding that the Respondent victimised...
Nigel Ward
Jul 4, 20241 min read
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