Tag Archives: Daily Telegraph

Employment Tribunal Fees – a Shock to the System

Posted on July 26, 2013 by

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 →

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Employers must justify requiring Christians to work on a Sunday (and why that wasn’t the headline in the Telegraph)

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

Next Tuesday the European Court of Human Rights rules on the cases of Eweida, Chaplin, Ladele and McFarlane. The case is likely to be quite complicated and I plan to read it very carefully and give it some serious thought … Continue reading →

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Facebook, Gay Marriage and Religion (but that’s not the interesting bit)

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

Employers often worry about the negative publicity associated with an Employment Tribunal case – often needlessly. It is unlikely that the nation’s press will choose to highlight a failure to follow a fair disciplinary procedure, or a redundancy decision where … Continue reading →

Posted in Breach of Contract, Religion in the workplace, Unfair Dismissal | Tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments