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Author Archives: Darren Newman
Compensating Sharon Shoesmith
I’ve spent the last year confidently telling everyone I meet that there is no way that Haringey will settle Sharon Shoesmith’s case. There was such a media outcry over her role and the importance of not giving her a payout … Continue reading
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Ed’s pledge on zero-hours contracts
After all the talk of reviewing and inquiring into the use of zero-hours contract a politician has actually announced a policy and proposed new legislation. I watched Ed Miliband deliver his speech to the TUC and make three specific pledges to … Continue reading
Posted in Zero Hours COntracts
Tagged Ed Miliband, Labour Party, Law Reform, Working Time
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What to do about zero-hours contracts?
The Guardian is running a campaign on the potential abuses of zero-hours contracts and they seem to have the ear of at least one side of the Coalition. Both Nick Clegg and Vince Cable have made sympathetic noises about doing … Continue reading
Posted in Zero Hours COntracts
Tagged Mutuality of obligation, Nick Clegg, Part-time workers, Unfair Dismissal, Vince Cable
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Employment Tribunal Fees – a Shock to the System
Monday marks what is probably the most profound change in the Employment Tribunal system since Industrial Tribunals were given jurisdiction to hear unfair dismissal claims back in 1971. For the first time a claimant will have to pay a fee … Continue reading
Posted in Employment Tribunals
Tagged Daily Telegraph, EMW, fees
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Are shops breaching discrimination law by selling ‘lads mags’?
In a word – ‘no’. Oops sorry, I need to hedge a bit. In two words – ‘probably not’ The issue arises because of a letter sent to the Guardian by a number of prominent human rights and equality lawyers … Continue reading
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Why the Apprentice Lost
The decision in English v Amshold Group Ltd is out and you can read the whole thing here: This is the case in which former Apprentice winner Stella English sued for constructive dismissal. I blogged here how it was difficult … Continue reading
Posted in Unfair Dismissal
Tagged Apprentice, constructive dismissal, Lord Sugar, Stella English
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An Insult to Christians? The Mail’s Insult to Our Intelligence
This morning’s front page of the Daily Mail is the sort of thing that keeps me up at night. There is a particular kind of deliberate stupidity – a boneheaded, almost joyous, refusal to understand or engage with an argument … Continue reading
Posted in Religion in the workplace
Tagged Article 9, Daily Mail, Equality Commission, Eweida, Ladele, Mail Online
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The Apprentice and the Employment Tribunal
I quite enjoy watching The Apprentice, but I find it best to think of it as a work of fiction put together by editing footage of actual events. Clearly situations are engineered by producers in order to generate conflict and … Continue reading
Posted in Unfair Dismissal
Tagged constructive dismissal, Lord Sugar, Stella English, The Apprentice
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Dealing with allegations of harassment
Normally I blog about employment law stories in the news, but this post is an exception. For no particular reason I thought I’d share a common question I get when running a course on discrimination and harassment together with the … Continue reading
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Whistleblowing and ‘gagging clauses’
Last week, the legal protection given to whistleblowers came under the spotlight with the case of Gary Walker, a former Chief Executive of United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust. He claims that he was forced out of his job because of his … Continue reading
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