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- Date:
- 31 July 2020
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Matthew Trerise and Angela Armstrong discuss the challenges neurodivergent people may experience when returning to the workplace post-lockdown, with practical tips on reintegrating employees.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Robinson v Department for Work and Pensions, the Court of Appeal held that, in a discrimination arising from disability claim, the employment tribunal must focus on the reason for the unfavourable treatment and examine the employer's thought processes.
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- Date:
- 17 July 2020
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
Max Winthrop, partner and head of the employment law team at Short, Richardson & Forth, guides us through the current maze of discrimination law, and provides practical advice on what you need to bear in mind when making decisions on workforce matters.
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- Date:
- 14 July 2020
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
Roianne Nedd, a diversity and inclusion expert, explores the impact of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Hill v Lloyds Bank plc, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that requiring the employer to give an undertaking not to make a disabled employee work with two colleagues she claimed had bullied her, or to offer a severance payment if this was not possible, was a reasonable adjustment.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Sinelnikova v ActivTrades plc, an employment tribunal upheld a compliance officer's claims of unfair dismissal, whistleblowing and victimisation after finding that she had been subjected to "concerted and malicious" action by her employer.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Broadist v HM Prison Service, an employment tribunal found that the employer's refusal to allow a semi-retired dog handler to remain working on a part-time basis with an alternative dog, after his dog had died, amounted to indirect age discrimination.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Adenusi v London Underground Ltd, an employment tribunal held that the employee's dismissal for sexual harassment was unfair because the employer did not carry out a reasonable investigation.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
In NH v Associazione Avvocatura per i diritti LGBTI, the European Court of Justice held that a senior lawyer's comments on a radio programme that he would not wish to recruit homosexual people fell within the scope of the Equal Treatment Framework Directive (2000/78/EC) even though his firm was not recruiting, or planning to recruit, at the time.
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- Date:
- 5 May 2020
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
With social distancing guidelines and the increase in remote working due to the coronavirus, employers have been forced to rethink how they recruit and select staff. Graham Brown reports on the rise of video interviews and remote onboarding of new starters.