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The racing pundit John McCririck yesterday lost his employment tribunal claim for age discrimination against Channel 4 and IMG Media Ltd. The 73 year old was axed from the television coverage in 2012 after a new team took over following the acquisition of all UK horse racing events by Channel 4. The television pundit claimed … Read more
Two things have muddied the waters with regard to age discrimination and retirement age. 1. In 2011 the government abolished the default retirement age. Previously set at age 65, this was the age at which employers could expect their employees to retire. 2. The Equality Act 2010 prohibits discrimination on the grounds of age making … Read more
The law describes employees who hand in their resignation (notice) without properly thinking through the consequences as having resigned in the ‘heat of the moment’. Like managers who fire employees on the spot, the law does allow a cooling off period to a degree. Advice for Withdrawing a Resignation If you have walked out of … Read more
Introduction Employment rights exist to protect you in the workplace. They are perhaps never more necessary than if you are being investigated for misconduct. What follows is a guide to the main employment rights available to you in a disciplinary procedures. If you are facing a disciplinary procedure and would like more specific … Read more
Following the recent publication of research by the Department for Business Innovation & Skills (“BIS”) which stated that only 64% of successful Claimants recovered compensation following an Employment Tribunal decision[1] the Government has accepted that this has got to change. One problem that we occasionally encounter is when the Employer ceases to trade their limited … Read more
On the 1st November 2013 the Department for Business Innovation and Skills published the report of its 2013 study into The Payment of Tribunal Awards. The study made some fairly startling revelations about the high numbers of people who, having bought successful employment tribunal claims, do not receive the compensation that they are awarded. It also … Read more
Claims for unfair dismissal are amongst the most common brought to employment tribunals. If you are considering bringing a claim for unfair dismissal to an employment tribunal then you may wish to call our legal helpline on [phonenumber] for free, no obligation advice. Is there a Deadline for Presenting an Unfair Dismissal Claim to a … Read more
When Should you Take legal Advice about an Employment Issue? Most workers will, at one time or another during the course of their working lives, encounter a problem at work. Whatever the nature of the problem then there are steps that you can take to try and improve the situation yourself before taking legal advice … Read more
A new survey on workplace sexual harassment by law firm Slater and Gordon has found that one in six women have had colleagues look down their blouse. Furthermore, almost 50% have received comments about their breasts in the workplace and one in eight have resigned from their jobs due to workplace harassment. Interestingly, the study … Read more
An investigation carried out by the BMJ Careers Journal found that white doctors were three times more likely to be promoted to a senior hospital job than a doctor from an ethnic minority. In response to the figures, the NHS Employers Organisation said that they “added weight to concerns around discrimination”. According to the investigation, … Read more