October 2023 - Didlaw

Didlaw is a Times Best Law Firm 2024

31 October 2023

We are proud and delighted to have been chosen once again as a Times Best Law Firm. Didlaw has featured in this listing for a number of years now. It’s nice to be recognised by our peers in the legal sector for the valuable work we do. Every year The Times in association with Statista […]

Can a lie detector test result be used in evidence in the Employment Tribunals?

24 October 2023

No, said the London Central Employment Tribunal in Henry v Tattu Manchester Limited which found that a waiter had been harassed because of her sex after her manager had told her to wear make-up for her next shift because he said she looked ‘tired and unpresentable.’ As part of Ms Henry’s evidence she tried to […]

How far back can I claim for unpaid holiday pay?

19 October 2023

The Supreme Court has issued judgment in the important case of Chief Constable of Police Service of Northern Ireland v Agnew. The claim was first presented to the Northern Ireland Industrial Tribunal in 2015 and has travelled through the appellate Courts. The case concerns how far back claimants can claim for underpaid wages and more […]

School was not responsible for the sexual assault of a pupil by a student teacher

17 October 2023

Recently there have been a number of cases about vicarious liability. What does this mean? It means another person is responsible for a third party’s act. In Mohamud v Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc [2016], the Supreme Court set out a two stage test which would make an employer culpable for an employee’s wrongful act. The […]

How do I calculate the limitation date in a reasonable adjustments case?

13 October 2023

The EAT has provided welcome guidance on the identification of the relevant limitation date in a reasonable adjustments claim. Where there is no finding that the employer has made a specific decision not to alleviate a disadvantage it is down to judicial analysis to then identify the relevant date. The first step is to identify […]

Fired because of age discrimination

11 October 2023

Was I sacked because of my age or was I genuinely made redundant? The Employment Tribunal has issued a judgment upholding claims of unfair dismissal and age discrimination brought by Cyril Gregory against PetroTrace, a Russian geoscience company with a branch in Surrey. Gregory was a senior scientist at PetroTrace, until he was dismissed on […]

What can I do if I am sexually harassed or assaulted at work?

5 October 2023

You cannot read this article on the BBC News Online about Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck without weeping for what she went through, how she suffered and the fact that she thought the only answer was to take her own life. She was 19 years old. What has the Army done in response, how has it […]

Predictable work pattern

2 October 2023

The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 bill has received royal assent. What changes will it make? The new law, which should be in place in September 2024, will introduce a new statutory right for workers to request more predictable terms and conditions of work. The application must set out the predictability requested for […]