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Author Archives: Darren Newman
The Case of the Generous McFlurry
Ask most normal people whether an employee should be sacked for one incident in which she put slightly too many sprinkles on a McFlurry and the most common answer will surely be ‘of course not’. It seems obvious that a … Continue reading
Posted in Unfair Dismissal
Tagged Mail, McDonalds, McDonalds. McFlurry, McFlurry, Mirror, range of reasonable responses, Sarah Finch, Sun
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Boris and the Ballot: why call for tougher strike laws?
The nation’s favourite Tory, Boris Johnson has called for tougher strike laws. In his Mail on Sunday interview Boris sets out an 8-point plan. It differs from other employment law proposals I’ve seen in that it has been prepared by … Continue reading
Posted in Industrial action
Tagged ballos, Boris Johnson, RMT, strike, Tebbit, Tories, trade unions, unjustifiable discipline
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Guilty until proven innocent?
Today’s outrage against objectivity and rational analysis is brought to you courtesy of the founder and Director of Civitas, an independent ‘think tank’. David G Green has written an article in the Telegraph giving a pithy critique of the Equality … Continue reading
It’s not about banning crosses!
I’m not going to try to go through all of the media reporting surrounding the religious discrimination cases currently being heard by the European Court of Human Rights and correct the errors and misconceptions that abound. What would be the … Continue reading
Posted in Religion in the workplace
Tagged azmi, chaplin, cross, ECHR, Eweida, Human Rights, indirect discrimination, Mail, veil
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Update: Dominic Raab’s Reply
Yesterday I wrote to Dominic Raab MP about the current debate on ‘no fault’ dismissals. I quoted a paper he wrote late last year where he made some pretty suprising claims about the current state of the law on dismissals … Continue reading
An Open Letter to Dominic Raab MP
I was minding my own business when @FlipChartRick (thanks!) sent me a link to a Centre for Policy Studies paper by Dominic Raab MP calling for some employment law reforms. I had ignored the story when it came out because … Continue reading
Posted in Beecroft
Tagged Beecroft, centre for policy studies, dominic raab, no fault dismissal, poor performance, Unfair Dismissal
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Another red-tape scare story from the Telegraph
Today we have another ‘mad rules imposed by Brussels’ story that the Telegraph loves so much . Take a look at this article with the headline ‘New EU employment ruling could stifle British business’ Our old friend Louisa Peacock informs us … Continue reading
Posted in EU law
Tagged consultation, EU, European parliament, Louisa Peacock, redundancy, Telegraph
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Eweida v British Airways: let’s stick to the facts
The case of Eweida v British Airways was mentioned in Prime Minister’s questions on 11th July. The Telegraph is reporting that the Prime Minister promised to change the law if she loses her claim before the European Court of Human … Continue reading
Posted in Religion in the workplace, Uncategorized
Tagged British Airways, cross, crucifix, David Davis, Eweida, Human Rights, Telegraph
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Guest Post: Is the ET backlog really a problem? – by Anya Palmer
I’m tremendously pleased to host this guest post from Anya Palmer a barrister from Old Square Chambers. As a leading employment law practitioner Anya is ideally placed to look at the how the press reports the workload of Employment Tribunals … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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A Range of Reasonable Responses 