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Can my case be struck out because of an error by my legal representative? It might.

20 June 2023

The Court of Appeal has ruled in Phipps v Priory Education Services Ltd that the Employment Tribunal got it wrong when they refused a Claimant’s application for reconsideration of a decision to strike out her claim. The facts of this case are (thankfully) somewhat exceptional and make uncomfortable reading I suspect for most lawyers. Mrs […]

Drafting A Witness Statement – Where to Start?

14 June 2023

As a litigant in person the entire employment tribunal process can be daunting and overwhelming. The legal jargon, the hearings, the deadlines, need I go on. You can be bamboozled by disclosure, documents flying around everywhere and not really knowing what you should be doing, what documents you should be receiving and what a tribunal […]

Sex and the City – literally – Crispin Odey

13 June 2023

Every time I write a blog about sexual harassment I have an innate sense of ‘déjà vu’ in the sense that some things never change and a feeling of deep disappointment that this despicable treatment of female employees still pervades the City.   The BBC article Odey Asset Management investigated as sexual harassment claims emerge – […]

Employer Liable for A Rape and Sexual Harassment at an Office Christmas Party

12 June 2023

The office Christmas party. A time to share seasonal goodwill. An opportunity to reflect and celebrate with colleagues.  In my younger years the Christmas office party, or indeed any opportunity to socialise with colleagues and enjoy a free drink, or two, with my peers filled me with genuine excitement. Sadly the excitement waned over the […]

New Protections for Parents and Carers to Come

7 June 2023

Three new Bills have been given Royal Assent which will provide new protections for parents and carers when implemented.  The new laws are as follows:  This will allow eligible employed parents to take up to 12 weeks leave if their new-born is admitted to neonatal care. Parents will have a right to neonatal care leave […]

A clear-cut case of unfair dismissal

2 June 2023

Was it unfair to dismiss someone who needed to work from home? In the case of Strydom v Bridge Facilities Engineers the Claimant, Mr Strydom (Mr S) had asked his MD to work from home for a limited period of 6 weeks to allow him time to be fully vaccinated from coronavirus. Mr S had […]

Why the Toxicity of the Trans Debate Works Against the Trans Community

31 May 2023

I’ve never been afraid to express my opinion. This is how I was raised. My mother was a very outspoken person. If she ever saw someone verbally abusing a shop worker in a store she would pile in and stand up for them. It used to embarrass me when I was really young but I’ve […]

One Rule For Everyone – The Working From Home Saga Rumbles On

22 May 2023

Following on from Kate Lea’s blog on 17 April 2023 The End of Remote Working? – Didlaw I provide more commentary on the future of working from home. It is often the case that more junior employees are expected to work from the physical office rather than at home, for at least part of the […]

Failure to Consider Furlough as an Alternative to Redundancy is an Unfair Dismissal

18 May 2023

An employer unfairly dismissed an employee after it failed to properly consider furlough as an alternative to dismissal in a redundancy situation, the EAT has ruled. Lovingangels Care Ltd v Mhindurwa concerned a Claimant, M, who worked as a live-in carer. In early 2020, the person for whom M was providing care went into hospital. […]