This month, we saw a case go to the Employment Appeal Tribunal for sex-based harassment. The argument was that calling a man 'bald' amounted to harassment on the grounds of sex, as men are statistically more likely than women to suffer from baldness and ridiculing them for this trait amounted to a form of harassment. [...]
Hello everyone and thank you for joining us for another case of the week. For those of you that missed our update last week, you can find that one here. Last week we looked at whether parental leave needs a formal application. This week we are looking at a case from last year where [...]
Hello, welcome back and thank you for joining us for another case of the week update. For anyone that missed out on last week's case about being dismissed by someone you have never met, please find that here. This week we look at whether you can be harassed without even knowing it! The Claimant, Adam [...]
With Dominic Raab officially stating that he will be stepping down from his role as an MP at the next general election, we look at the alleged behaviour that got him into this position in the first place. Eight complaints were made against Mr Raab, spanning his appointment to a variety of different offices, prompting [...]
After a brief break, your case law update returns and will resume normal service of weekly updates henceforth (cheers/groans). Going all the way back to May, our last case law update looked at tribunal procedure, specifically dismissing a claim and awarding costs in the event a party does not attend the hearing. Whilst we have [...]
Wilson Barca LLP & Barca & Rajananth v Shirin Ms Shirin, the Clamant, was a 50 year old paralegal for Wilson Barca LLP, the First Respondent, a law firm specialising primarily in family law. The Second Respondent, Richard Barca, was a senior partner at the First Respondent. There was also a Third Respondent, Rajananth, the [...]
3 Takeaways from Philip Rutnam’s resignation statement: “Shouting and swearing, belittling people, making unreasonable and repeated demands - behaviour that created fear” is likely to amount to bullying. Bullying by your manager is a breach of trust and confidence and grounds for constructive dismissal. Bullying, particularly a culture of bullying, could amount to a breach [...]
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has released guidance on how to approach sexual harassment issues at work, including that of harassment by a third party. Many of the points are not too dissimilar to Phil’s book on the subject but one of the key issues raised in the guidance is to be proactive and not sit on allegations [...]
You may have heard – several times during seminar promotions – that Phil has released a second book, A Practical Guide to the Law of Bullying and Harassment in the Workplace. Those of you who are attending the seminar will be receiving a free copy and we would appreciate anyone who does pick up a [...]
Greetings and welcome back to your weekly case law update, last week we looked at discrimination and harassment on the grounds of race and religion. This week we are once again looking at discrimination and harassment on the grounds of race although this time our case relates to harassment committed by a third party. It [...]
Hello and welcome back to your weekly case law update. Last week was our monthly employment law update with features on Naga Munchetty, the British Medical Association and bearded police officers. There was also an update about PJH Law’s December Seminar (of which more later). Prior to that, our last case law update was […]
An independent report into the British Medical Association, the UK’s largest medical trade union, has described it as an old boys club that undervalues women with instances of sexism and harassment. The report was conducted by Daphne Romney QC and found that female union members and union staff alike were undervalued and ignored due to […]
Hello and welcome back to your slightly delayed (one week is slight in our books) employment law update. Last month’s update had features on US Women’s soccer team and case studies of bullying and harassment, our previous case law update was about holiday pay. This month we have a bumper edition for you to make […]
In last month’s employment law update we had a current affairs feature discussing the sexual harassment issues facing the NHS and Lloyds. This month we are putting a spotlight on workplace bullying. Whilst harassment has a very clear definition under Section 26 Equality Act 2010, bullying has no real statutory definition. Nearly all cases of [...]
