On 1 January 2027, the period of service needed to claim unfair dismissal will be reduced from two years to six months. At the same
In Madden v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, the Employment Tribunal concluded that an employee with ADHD was unfairly dismissed and discriminated against for
In Pal v Accenture (UK) Ltd, the EAT held that Employment Tribunals must apply the correct counterfactual when assessing Polkey deductions and carefully analyse whether
Wainwright v Cennox Plc concerned an employee who resigned after discovering she had been misled about whether she had been replaced on a permanent or
In this 1-hour webinar, BDBF Principal Knowledge Lawyer Amanda Steadman and Senior Associate Connie Berry explore the key legal pitfalls to avoid in redundancy exercises
In Kinch v Compassion in World Farming, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) overturned an Employment Tribunal’s decision to strike out a constructive dismissal claim. The
In this 1-hour webinar, BDBF Managing Partner Gareth Brahams and Associate Emma Burroughs explore the legal rights and responsibilities surrounding belief expression in today’s complex
In a recent case the Employment Tribunal held that a dismissal was unfair and discriminatory despite significant periods of sickness absence. While the Tribunal found
An employee’s appeal against the finding of an Employment Tribunal that his dismissal for dishonesty in failing to disclose a prior gross misconduct dismissal was
In this 1-hour webinar, BDBF Managing Associate Tom McLaughlin and Principal Knowledge Lawyer Amanda Steadman discuss the “once-in-a-generation” changes the Employment Rights Bill will bring
In the recent case of Hanson v Interaction Recruitment Specialists Ltd an Employment Tribunal found that a failure to say “hello” to a colleague was
On 10 October 2024, the Government published the Employment Rights Bill, which will take forward many of its proposals for workplace reform. In the second
