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Dismissing Disabled Employees on Capability Grounds – Don’t Be Hasty
There are few more sensitive tasks than dismissing disabled employees on grounds that they are not capable of…
Technical Skill and Talent May Not Make You a Competent Company Director
Company directors must have a real understanding of their financial responsibilities and no amount of practical talent or…
Employer Ordered to Pay Modern Slavery Victims Over £700,000 Damages
Participation in modern slavery is an evil crime, but it also involves civil wrongs for which, with the…
‘Portfolio Careers’ and Worker Status – Guideline EAT Ruling
So-called portfolio careers, in which professionals in high demand take on numerous roles and work when and if…
Director Oblivious to Record-Keeping Duties Receives Seven-Year Ban
One of the most important duties required of a company director is to keep, maintain, preserve and, if…
Indirect Discrimination and Injury to Feelings – Court of Appeal Test Case
Acts of indirect discrimination are very often unintentional – but to what extent, if any, should that impact…
Disability Discrimination Test Case – What is a ‘Long Term’ Impairment?
In order for a person to be viewed as disabled in an employment law context, they must suffer…
Employment – Court of Appeal Gives Guidance on Re-Engagement Orders
Amongst the panoply of powers enjoyed by Employment Tribunals (ETs) is the remit to order re-engagement of unfairly…
Businessman Who Risked Creditors’ Money Receives Directorship Ban
No stigma should attach to businesspeople who get into financial difficulties through no fault of their own. However,…
Carers, Home Working and Discrimination – Guideline Employment Ruling
The COVID-19 pandemic has massively increased the prevalence of home working but, for some, working away from the…
Employee Groped in Back of Taxi Succeeds in Sexual Harassment Claim
There is no task more sensitive than dealing with complaints of sexual harassment in the workplace. A company…
Transfers of Undertakings and Insolvency – Novel Employment Ruling
If a business is transferred from one owner to another, the new proprietor takes on a legal obligation…
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