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Case Review: Call Centre worker Wins £13k after sexual harassment

A 21-year-old woman has won nearly £13,000 in damages after she brought a claim for sexual harassment against her former employers. The employment tribunal in Liverpool heard that Elizabeth Cowhig had been bombarded with unwanted sexual harassment by her sales manager. When she refused his advances, she was dismissed. The claimant began work in August … Read more

£25k award for longest-running race discrimination case

Employers at a college in Shopshire have been required to pay more then £25,000 to settle what is understood to be the UK’s longest running race discrimination case. Dr Aham Abegeze claimed that Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology had acted unfairly toward him in 1999 when he was passed over for a college lectureship. … Read more

Employment Tribunal Locations – UK

Please find below a list of employment tribunal locations throughout the UK: London London Central >> London East >> London South >> Midlands Birmingham >> Huntingdon >> Leicester >> Nottingham >> Shrewsbury >> North East Leeds >> Newcastle >> Sheffield >> North West Liverpool >> Manchester >> Scotland Aberdeen >> Dundee >> Edinburgh >> Glasgow … Read more

Employment Tribunal Claim Form

Employment Tribunal Claim Form The new employment tribunal claim form that was introduced at the end of July 2013 can now be completed online. This makes completing the form a relatively easy process from a practicality point of view. This article will run through the claim form and hopefully make it less of a headache. … Read more

Employees Rights

Employees Rights’ – Where to find them Employees rights’ in the workplace arise from any relevant employment contract and statutory rights (the laws made by parliament).  Whilst employment law is a complex and tricky area it is fair to say that the most commonly relied upon laws are contained within a handful of statutes (written … Read more

Workers Rights

Workers Rights; in particular those of agency workers; are slightly different to those of an employee’s. You are an Agency worker if you are contracted with an Agency but then temporarily work for an employer. Whilst you are working for the employer you will be instructed by the employer right than your Agency. Key Difference … Read more

Case Review: Teaching Assistant Wins School Unfair Dismissal Claim

A teaching assistant from Cannock has been awarded more than £16,000 in compensation after winning her school unfair dismissal case against Bridgtown Primary. Paula Williams, 45, was wrongly dismissed after claims that she swore in front of pupils, used inappropriate language and also posted “inappropriate Facebook photos”. The school head teacher, Joanna Raybould, told the … Read more

Employment Tribunal Cases

Due to how our legal system works Employment Tribunal cases are not classed as precedents. (This means that they can’t be used to support any argument you or your representative are wishing to portray) However if the tribunal case is then taken further such as to the Employment Appeal Tribunal or to the Courts above … Read more