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Sarah Summers: PRESS RELEASE 3 May 2022

4 May 2022

Didlaw is a specialist discrimination law firm based in London. Didlaw is representing Sarah Summers, a rape survivor, in her case against Brighton’s Rape Crisis Centre Survivors’ Network. Proceedings have been issued in the Brighton County Court. The case is against the Survivors’ Network, the only rape crisis centre in Sussex and its refusal to […]

The power of words

4 May 2022

Using the correct language, inclusive speech and terms of reference in the workplace can be an absolute minefield these days.  The meaning of words in the English language appear to be always changing and often words people were entirely comfortable with when describing peoples’ ethnic origins or sexual orientation can now cause offence.  It can […]

Protected conversation: Stay in the driving seat

29 April 2022

We often see clients coming to us with settlement agreements offered by their employers marked ‘protected under section 111A Employment Rights Act 1996.’  This is extremely common and simply means that the agreement has been offered following a ‘protected conversation.’  The term ‘protected’ means that the conversation and associated proposed terms cannot be disclosed in […]

Pilot contract: was he self-employed or an agency worker?

25 April 2022

In Lutz v Ryanair and MCG Aviation Ltd, the Employment Tribunal ruled that, contrary to the assertions of the Respondent airline, a pilot contract should classify workers as agency workers rather than self-employed. Ryanair operates two categories of pilots: employed pilots and “contracted pilots”, with the latter not being employees of Ryanair. Ryanair sends their […]

Can a hearing claim be struck out at a private preliminary hearing?

22 April 2022

No, held the EAT in the recent case of Mendy v Motorola. The Claimant had, in a particularly lengthy grounds of complaint, made a claim of indirect discrimination against the Respondent at the Employment Tribunal (ET). At a closed preliminary hearing at the ET, the Judge made a case management order incorrectly stating that no […]

Religion Harassment – perception is just one factor to consider

20 April 2022

Did the Employment Tribunal err in law when deciding that Claimant had not been subject to religion harassment? No, held the EAT in the case of Ali v Heathrow Express. Background The Claimant worked for Heathrow Express which was at the relevant time run by Heathrow Express Operating Company Limited.  Redline Assured Security Ltd was […]

Domestic violence leave to be introduced in Northern Ireland

18 April 2022

Last month (March 2022), the Northern Irish Assembly passed a landmark bill which will entitle victims of domestic violence to up to 10 days of paid domestic violence leave a year, to be known as ‘safe leave’. Future regulations will establish specifics in terms of detail and enforcement but for now the Bill provides that: […]

Request for Redundancy: Can you have your cake and eat it?

13 April 2022

The case of White v HC-One Oval Ltd is unusual on the facts in that the claimant claimed she had been unfairly dismissed despite actually having requested to be made redundant.  The Employment Tribunal (ET) had, some may say logically, struck out her unfair dismissal claim on the basis it had no reasonable prospect of […]

New EHRC transgender guidance on access to single-sex services sparks fierce debate

11 April 2022

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published new transgender guidance seeking to clarify whether and how transgender people can be excluded from single-sex services. Exclusion can be legitimate where reasons are “justifiable and proportionate”. Justification could be for reasons of privacy, decency, to prevent trauma or to ensure health and safety. This applies for […]