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Chidzoy v British Broadcasting Corporation – Can a case be struck out if a witness being cross-examined discusses their evidence during an adjournment?

May 12th, 2017

Chidzoy  v  British Broadcasting Corporation Welcome back to your weekly case law update. Last week we covered three cases whose issues included constructive dismissal, the…

Ogilvie Construction Ltd v Brown – Can an employee be constructively dismissed if they did not intend to terminate their employment when resigning?

May 5th, 2017

Focus Care Agency Ltd v Roberts & Frudd v The Partington Group & Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake – Are employees entitled to the national minimum wage whilst on call or sleeping at work?

May 5th, 2017

Our second case is actually a cluster of three cases about the national minimum wage. Previous case law suggests that employees are entitled to the…

The Government Legal Service v Brookes – Is it discriminatory to make an applicant with Asperger’s syndrome sit a situational judgment test as part of the recruitment process?

May 5th, 2017

Our final case this week is about disability discrimination, reasonable adjustments and psychometric testing done during recruitment. The question in this case was: Is it…

Sharfudeen v TJ Morris Ltd T/A Home Bargains – Can the rejection of a grievance amount to a fundamental breach of trust and confidence?

April 28th, 2017

We thought we would start off this month’s newsletter with a routine case law update. This case concerns race discrimination and constructive dismissal. For the…

Gig Economy News – Uber Appeal Granted

April 28th, 2017

You may remember last year Uber lost an Employment Tribunal claim regarding employment status. The ET held that Uber drivers were workers and not self-employed, a…