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Negotiating is One Thing, But Completing a Binding Contract is Quite Another
Commercial negotiations may proceed for many months and involve any number of meetings, messages and phone calls. However,…
COVID-19 – Procurement Dispute Focuses on Award of Face Masks Contract
The means by which the government procured urgent supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the early days…
Disabilities Take Many Forms But Must Always Be Taken Seriously
No matter what shape or form a disability may take, employers are always required to take them seriously.…
Victim of Anti-English Workplace Abuse Receives Substantial Damages
A certain amount of workplace banter may be tolerated, but every sensible employer is aware that it may…
‘Seriously Incompetent’ Company Director Receives Four-Year Disqualification
Many companies admirably soldier on through cash flow difficulties, but it is the mark of a competent director…
Exemplary Sales Assistant Succeeds in Pregnancy Discrimination Claim
There can be few things more harmful to an employer’s reputation than a finding that it has discriminated…
Healthcare Support Agency Overturns Direct Race Discrimination Finding
A finding of race discrimination is always an extremely serious matter and that is why a rigorous approach…
COVID-19 – Carer Sacked After Visiting Pub Wins Unfair Dismissal Claim
The pressure put on many employment relationships by COVID-19 was illustrated by the case of a care worker…
Gender-Critical Beliefs Entitled to Legal Protection – Test Case Ruling
A person’s philosophical beliefs may be viewed as wrong and offensive by some, but that does not exclude…
Pandemic or No Pandemic, Redundancy Exercises Must Be Open and Fair
Thousands of businesses left struggling by the COVID-19 pandemic have had little choice but to shed staff. However,…
Territorial Reach of UK Employment Law Considered in Guideline Ruling
The territorial reach of UK employment law is not limitless and, as one case vividly showed, that can…
Disabled Teacher Sacked on Capability Grounds Wins Employment Appeal
Employers are entitled to dismiss workers who are incapable of adequately doing their jobs – but what if…
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