June 2024 - Didlaw

can a compromise agreement waive future claims where employment continues?

28 June 2024

The short answer is yes. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) recently held in Clifford v IBM United Kingdom Ltd that the Employment Tribunal (ET) was right to conclude that the compromise agreement Mr Clifford entered into with IBM in 2013 precluded his disability discrimination claims that he filed in 2022. The EAT concluded that the compromise […]

Small talk or casual racism?

19 June 2024

When does a comment about someone’s culture, an attempt to make small talk become unacceptable and start to look like discrimination on the grounds of race? The Employment Tribunal in the case of Sato-Rossberg v SOAS determined that comments made by Ms Sato-Rossberg’s line manager that she liked sushi, and recommending a local Japanese restaurant, […]

Preparing an effective List of Issues for Employment Tribunal litigation

17 June 2024

Represented parties to an employment tribunal claim are required to work together to prepare a list of the legal and factual issues in the case, known as a List of Issues. In complex claims, including those relating to discrimination or whistleblowing, this consideration will usually arise before the first case management hearing. In a more […]

Government introduces new WorkWell scheme to get disabled and unwell people back to work

14 June 2024

On 7 May 2024, the Department for Work and Pensions and Department of Health and Social Care announced the launch of “WorkWell” pilots which will begin in October 2024 in several areas across England, including Birmingham, Greater Manchester, Leicester and parts of London. The new workwell scheme will provide a single assessment and gateway to […]

Directors to be personally liable for unpaid tribunal awards under Labour proposals

12 June 2024

Poll data as of 7 May 2024 has indicated a decisive Labour victory in the coming general election. Polls can never be fully relied upon as accurate estimates of election results, there is always a chance that the general election outcome differs completely from what polls are portraying. However, given the dissatisfaction in the UK […]

What is the Neurodiversity Index?

10 June 2024

What even is the Neurodiversity Index Report (the Report) I hear you ask? It is a report published by The City & Guilds Foundation, who specialise in skills development. The Report is now in its second year and was implemented to show how organisations manage and work with neurodiverse employees. The Report found that […]

£79,000 award in sexual harassment claim

7 June 2024

In S Nunns v SBH Windermere Limited & Mr A Wilson an Employment Tribunal awarded the employee £79,119 (including interest) after it found he had been sexually harassed by the General Manager of the Windermere Manor Hotel. The employee was the Hotel’s Head Chef. The law In prohibiting harassment related to a protected characteristic and […]

Newsreaders’ equal pay claim against the BBC

5 June 2024

It has been reported that four female TV newsreaders cannot continue their claims for equal pay in an Employment Tribunal, because they had previously settled these claims with their employer, the BBC. Their other claims, including those for age and sex discrimination, harassment and victimisation, will, however, continue. It is understood that the newsreaders may […]

Liability of individuals in discrimination claims

3 June 2024

Elizabeth McGlone, Partner at didlaw represented Ms Baldwin in her Employment Appeal Tribunal claims against Cleves School. The judgment can be found here. The appeal was multi-faceted and follows nearly a decade of litigation for the Claimant who issued her claims in 2015. The original claims pursued were for disability discrimination against the School and […]