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Warner v Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office: Unconscious bias in the workplace and race discrimination

24 December 2021

The Employment Tribunal has found the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) directly discriminated against the Claimant, Sonia Warner, because of her race. Ms Warner, who is Black, was a career civil servant, working for what is now known as the FCDO for 33 years. In 2017, she moved to Nigeria to take up a […]

parliament and maternity rights: mp maternity leave

22 December 2021

Of all the women doing their best to juggle their career and motherhood, Stella Creasy stands out. The Labour MP for Walthamstow gave birth to her son just a few weeks ago.  The day before giving birth and on occasions since she has gone the extra mile to ensure that the voices of her constituents […]

Did a Tribunal err in striking out a Respondent’s response for failing to comply with employment Tribunal orders?

20 December 2021

No, held the EAT, in the case of Emuemukoro v Croma Vigilant, in a judgment published on 17 November 2021. The Claimant was employed by the Respondent as a security officer until his dismissal in 2017.  He brought an unfair dismissal claim at the Employment Tribunal and a Full Merits Hearing (FMH) was listed for […]

THE POWER OF UNION: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS FROM THE UK AND ABROAD

17 December 2021

Like most people who have returned to the office, my day generally begins with the commute into work. For me, barring engineering works and signal failures, this usually involves catching the TFL line into Liverpool Street, and from there taking a short journey on the central line to Chancery Lane station. As I write this, […]

Adverse Weather Policy Employment Issues

16 December 2021

The view from my office window today is festive!  A light sprinkling of snow has fallen, and the garden looks as pretty as a picture – covering the multiple of sins that lurk beneath! I used to live in perennial fear of a snow forecast or adverse weather knowing the carnage this would cause to […]

Whistleblowing in the workplace & redundancy

15 December 2021

Generally, an individual must have two years’ continuous service to bring a claim for unfair dismissal. But there are certain situations where two years’ continuous service is not required and one such situation is if the employee can show that they were dismissed because they made a protected disclosure (more commonly known as ‘blowing the […]

Alcohol and drug testing in the workplace

14 December 2021

I think we would all accept that there are legitimate reasons for alcohol and drug testing in the workplace. They provide an assurance to employers and help manage health and safety concerns. However, all too often we see cases where long serving, loyal employees are dismissed as a knee jerk reaction to a positive test […]

Supporting remote workers – Portugal leads the way

13 December 2021

Portugal recently attracted headlines around the world after introducing legislation supporting remote workers that prevents employers from texting, phoning, or emailing remote staff outside their contractual working hours. This initiative, dubbed the “right to rest law,” is a new law by the ruling Socialist Party. It was introduced in response to the increased shift to […]

Approval of golf trip was a breach of anti-corruption policy: Thompson v Informatica Software Ltd

10 December 2021

Whilst not intending to breach his employer’s anti-corruption policy, an employee had acted in ‘wilful disregard’ of the policy when approving a Californian golf trip with a customer. This constituted gross misconduct for which the employee was fairly dismissed. BACKGROUND OF CASE Mr Thompson held the role of Vice-President UK & Ireland for Informatica Software […]