Good morning and welcome back to your weekly case law update. You may have noticed that last week’s case on sexual harassment was an ET case and thus not binding precedent in future cases. The reason this case was covered was due to a dearth of recent cases with practical implication. This shortage has continued […]
Last year the EAT rejected a claim by Gary McFarlane that his dismissal from Relate Avon was unfair on grounds of his religion. Mr McFarlane was a Christian counsellor who was dismissed for refusing to work with gay couples. The case is today before the Court of Appeal who will decide whether to grant Mr […]
A former drag queen has won his claim for unfair dismissal against his former employer, Grays At The Northwick. Dean Awford claimed that he was referred to as a “poof” and “faggot” by his employer and it was held that his employers comment to “F*** Off” constituted unfair dismissal. However, Mr Awford’s claim for sexual orientation […]
Is there any truth in the saying that first impressions count? Emma BedfordPatel from recruitment agency Tate believes there is and offers advice in this aticle to prospective job applicants on how they can smarten up to maximise their chances of securing a job. However, from the employers view, whilst refusing someone a job on the […]
