Whistleblowing is a term oft-used but seldom understood. Currently s43B of the Employment Rights Act 1996 lists a very prescribed set of circumstances where someone can make a disclosure in the public interest – when the employer is breaching a legal obligation or committing a criminal offence. Following the case of Nurohamed v Chesterton this […]
One of the many advantages of ET judgments being available online is it means more cases are reported on. Whilst ET cases do not set binding precedent on future cases, it does indicate how the judiciary will look at similar claims and shows trends that might not emerge till much later had we waited for […]
The vice-chancellor of Leicester’s De Montford University, Professor Dominic Shellard, has resigned following the launch of an investigation by regulators. The Professor, who had led the university since 2010, quit after the Office for Students said it was looking into a number of “regulatory matters” at De Montfort. The vice chancellor had been receiving a […]
Good morning and welcome to your monthly employment law update, the final update of any kind this year (cue dramatic music)! A huge thank you to everyone who has read every update this year, you deserve a vast quantity of presents, food & alcohol for your dedication! Last month’s update had features on the possible […]
This summer we started running employment law analysis about topical pieces of news. One of our first features was the vilification of the Shahmir Sanni, the Brexit whistleblower. This month we are able to report an update on this case following Mr Sanni taking his former employer, the Tax Payers’ Alliance, to Tribunal. The particulars […]
Good morning and welcome back to your weekly case law update. Last week we had our monthly employment law round up with articles on the Parliament Bullying Report, Family Friendly Policy Reporting and the Morrison’s data leak. Prior to that, our last case law update was about an employer’s vicarious liability for its staff on […]
Health and Safety is something all employers are familiar with. Risk assessments, HS Managers, public and employer liability. It’s an issue every business, regardless of size or industry, has faced. One of the many health and safety procedures businesses will have is having a designated first aider. The first aider is the first port of […]
Hello, in the week England won a historic penalty shoot-out at a World Cup and now face Sweden in the quarterfinals, it is worth reminding every one of our employment law guide to World Cup fever. We are expecting cases to rise the further England progress. If football is coming home, a lot of people […]
Veganism is a belief and lifestyle whose subscribers do not consume any food or products that have come from animals. There are two kinds of vegans; health and lifestyle. Health vegans refrain from eating animal products due to the health benefits it has. Health vegans include athletes such as boxer David Haye and footballers Sergio […]
Unfortunately, race isn’t the only protected characteristic the Government have got into trouble over this month. Shahmir Sanni, a Leave campaign volunteer, disclosed information about how the Vote Leave campaign might have bypassed electoral law to fund the campaign. In response, Theresa May’s secretary, Stephen Parkinson, who had been involved in the Vote Leave campaign […]
This is a whistleblowing case we covered a few years ago, that has since been through the High Court and Court of Appeal. The question from the original case remains the same; can a disclosure that is in the private interests of the worker also be in the public interest if it impacts other workers […]
Hello and welcome back to your weekly dose of case law. Last weekwe looked at maternity discrimination and constructive dismissal. This week we will examine protected disclosures and whistleblowing. Today’s case is a tale riddled with deceit and espionage. This week’s case asks: Is an employee unfairly dismissed if the dismissing party based its decision on false […]
Ms Morgan, the Claimant, was employed by the Royal Mencap Society, the Respondent. The Claimant had suffered serious knee and back injuries outside of work. The Claimant raised several complaints regarding cramped working conditions which were aggravating her injury. The Claimant resigned after these complaints were not addressed stating she had suffered detriment as a […]
Good afternoon, today’s case is quite an interesting case concerning whistleblowing, bullying and the fine line between fair dismissal and automatic unfair dismissal. There is no question as such today but that doesn’t mean there aren’t interesting points that can be taken away. Mr Wyeth, the Claimant, worked for Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, the […]
