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Period pain sick leave law gets through first stage in Spain

10 June 2022

On 17 May 2022, The Spanish Cabinet approved a draft law that would give female workers the right to take paid period pain sick leave when symptoms are severe. If the bill is approved, Spain would become the first European country to enact such a law. Spanish women who suffer from Dysmenorrhea (around 75% of […]

Failure to make reasonable adjustments – University to pay over student’s death

8 June 2022

Last week the Bristol County Court found that the University of Bristol had indirectly discriminated against a student, Natasha Abrahart, in it’s failure to make reasonable adjustments. Natasha was a promising physics undergraduate who was found dead in April 2018, the day before she was due to give a presentation to students and staff. Her […]

Documentary highlights menopause in the workplace

6 June 2022

A recent Channel 4 documentary featuring Davina McCall has shone a new spotlight on the impact of menopause in the workplace on working women. As the programme shows, the importance of early treatment cannot be overstated. Perimenopause can start 10-15 years before women start missing their periods, and can cause symptoms like hot flushes, brain […]

The right to privacy – Non-wags may apply!

1 June 2022

The recent press coverage of the libel case between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy deserves a mention, if only because of my love of the phrase #WagathaChristie.  However, on a more serious note, the case has brought into sharp focus privacy rights and got me thinking about the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal’s duties, […]

Employee not automatically dismissed for refusing to attend work

30 May 2022

The Claimant, Mr Rodgers, brought a claim under s.100 of the Employment Rights Act 1996, which protects employees from being dismissed for exercising their rights to leave the workplace and take steps to protect themselves where they reasonably believe there is serious imminent danger. Mr Rodgers was employed as a laser operator at Laser Cutting […]

Loneliness at work – Are you lonesome tonight?

27 May 2022

Our Legal Director, Elizabeth McGlone recently chaired a panel discussion on the topic of loneliness at work.  The speakers were Human Resources professionals, who were alive to the fact that working from home and hybrid working can bring about challenges for some individuals, who may not relish the idea of having their home-life and work-life […]

Whistleblowing protected disclosures case in Court of Appeal today

26 May 2022

The Court of Appeal are hearing arguments in the case of Ling Kong v Gulf International Bank (UK) Limited regarding the question of separability – whether the Appellant’s conduct for which she was purportedly dismissed, was truly separable from her whistleblowing case protected disclosures.  The facts of the case are as follows: the Appellant was […]

Sexism in the workplace – Police on the wrong side of the law

25 May 2022

A claimant has been awarded almost £1 million compensation after it was found she had experienced sexism in the workplace and suffered victimisation at the hands of her employer, the Police Service of Scotland. The claimant worked as an Authorised Firearms Officer (‘AFO’) for the respondent and was one of two female AFOs in her […]

EC certificate – a jurisdictional requirement

23 May 2022

In the case of Pryce v BaxterStorey Ltd, the EAT has upheld an employment tribunal’s decision that it had no jurisdiction to hear the claimant’s sex and race discrimination claims because she had not obtained an ACAS Early Conciliation (EC) certificate before submitting her employment tribunal claim. Section 18A of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 […]