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- Date:
- 22 September 2006
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Navas v Eurest Colectividades SA Case C-13/05, first case to come before it on the issue, the ECJ finds that "disability" within the Framework Directive is not to be equated with "sickness" and that discrimination solely on the grounds of sickness does not fall within the scope of the Directive.
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- Date:
- 4 September 2006
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Mohmed v West Coast Trains Ltd EAT/0682/06, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has given the first appellate decision on religious discrimination.
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- Date:
- 4 August 2006
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Caspersz v Ministry of Defence EAT/0599/05, the Employment Appeal Tribunal holds that an employer that introduced and implemented an effective dignity at work policy successfully defended sexual harassment claims even where the harasser was the manager with responsibility for implementing the policy.
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- Date:
- 21 July 2006
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Serco Ltd v Redfearn [2006] EWCA Civ 659 CA, the Court of Appeal holds that an employer did not discriminate on grounds of race when it dismissed an employee because of fears that his membership of the BNP would lead to hostility, jeopardising the health and safety of staff and customers.
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- Date:
- 7 July 2006
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In New Southern Railway Ltd v Quinn [2006] IRLR 606 EAT, the Employment Appeal Tribunal holds that an employer's duty to take steps to "avoid" risk to a pregnant woman means that the risk should be reduced to its lowest acceptable level - not that it must be removed completely.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
This week's case round-up from Eversheds, covering the burden of proof in discrimination cases.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
This week's case round-up from Eversheds, covering sex discrimination.
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- Date:
- 23 June 2006
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Hoyland v Asda Stores Ltd [2006] All ER (D) 133 CS, the Court of Session holds that despite being described as "discretionary" a bonus scheme was "regulated" by the employee's contract of employment and therefore fell outside the scope of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.
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- Type:
- FAQs
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
This week's case round-up from Eversheds, covering: constructive dismissal compensation; and injury to feelings awards.