AN Employment Tribunal has recently considered a claim for indirect discrimination related to religion where an agency refused to keep a work seeker on its books because he would not […]
Tag: Legal update
Legal Update with Baines Wilson – Ignorance is not bliss
ONE of the key ingredients of a whistleblowing claim is the reason for any detrimental treatment or dismissal, says Tom Scaife of Baines Wilson LLP. To succeed, the fact that […]
Legal Update with Baines Wilson LLP – Commercial Contracts: What’s the need?
IN THE famous parable of the wise and foolish man, the wise man always built his house upon the rock, yet many business owners overlook the importance of written agreements […]
Legal Update with Baines Wilson LLP – Misrepresentation when selling property interests
Wilson & Sharp had assigned an option to purchase the site of a proposed student development to Falmouth Property Investments says Kathryn Dean of Baines Wilson LLP. Following the approval […]
Legal Update with Baines Wilson LLP – Holiday entitlement for ‘term-time’ workers
Ms Brazel was employed by the Harpur Trust as a music teacher. The hours that she worked depended on the number of pupils requiring tuition, meaning she did not work […]
Join the Baines Wilson Employment team at their latest Employment Law Update seminars
Join the Baines Wilson Employment team at their latest Employment Law Update seminars. Employment law is ever-changing – come along and find out what’s in, what’s out, what’s old and […]
Legal Update with Baines Wilson – Mind the gap on unpaid holiday pay
Does a three month gap between holiday underpayments break the chain and prevent employees from being able to claim for unpaid holiday pay before the gap? asks Caroline Rayner of […]
Legal update with Baines Wilson – ‘Rubber-stamping’ reports
Did Royal Mail unfairly dismiss or discriminate against Mr Kelly, and more generally: can employers rely on occupational health reports to determine an employee’s disability? asks Tom Scaife of Baines […]
Legal update with Baines Wilson – Tonight on Love Island…
The popular TV show has come under scrutiny recently after a contestant was removed from the show, says Joanne Holborn of Baines Wilson LLP. Sherif, a black male contestant on […]
Legal update with Baines Wilson LLP – injury to feelings awards
In this legal update we look at a case concerning how injury to feelings awards are decided in the Employment Tribunal, says Tom Scaife of Baines Wilson LLP. Otshudi v […]
Legal update with Baines Wilson – entitlement to minimum wage when on call
A couple, Janet and Ian Frudd, lived on a caravan park where they worked, explains Tom Scaife of Baines Wilson LLP. They were part of a team of warden/receptionists who […]
Legal update: Harassment & victimisation
This week we look at the decisions reached in recent cases relating to adjudications, says Joanne Holborn of Baines Wilson LLP. Mr Plaistow was employed at HMP Woodhill as a […]
Legal Update with Baines Wilson – Too old to type?
Eileen Jolly has become the oldest person to win an age discrimination case, says Caroline Rayner of Baines Wilson LLP. Unfair dismissal – age, disability & breach of contract She successfully […]
Legal Update with Baines Wilson – Defamation and Whistleblowing
If an employee raises complaints about defamation by their colleagues with the intention of “clearing their name”, can that complaint form the basis of a ‘whistleblowing’ claim says Joanne Holborn, […]