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 […]
Welcome back to your weekly case law update. Last week we looked at the recent Uber decision and how it will impact the gig economy and employment status. This week we are looking at disability discrimination. The question this week: Do GP certificates declaring that an employee is unfit for work constitute a substantial effect on day to […]
Welcome back to Case of the Week. Last week’s bumper newsletter examining NMW rates, the apprenticeship levy, ACAS tattoo guidance and modern slavery. This week’s case will be looking at settlement agreements. We recently covered a case that said without prejudice discussions could be admitted as evidence if they are not labelled properly and this case goes further by […]
The recent case of Wickers v Colchester Visionplus Ltd t/a Specsavers Opticians indicates that Tribunals will not rule favourably on employers who have insensitive attitudes towards mental health issues. Following some attendance and performance issues, Ms Vickers became teary during an appraisal. She was later diagnosed with depression. She mentioned this to a director and […]
Hello , last week it was the newsletter and thus the time lapse between our last Case of the Week and this one means we have two cases for you this week, a Friday treat. The first concerns disability discrimination and death in service benefits whilst the second is about Early Conciliation. Our first case […]
It’s Friday which means its time for another dose of case law. This week’s case covers ill health dismissals, duty of care and disability discrimination. The question this week is: Can a mentally ill employee be fairly dismissed if their conduct towards co-workers breaches an employer’s duty of care towards them? Mr Agbakoko, the […]
