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Employee victimised for bringing a claim against former employer
Employers ought to be wary of dismissing an employee who they discover has brought proceedings against a former employer, following the tribunal's decision in Bouabdillah v Commerzbank AG ET/2203106/12.
Ms Bouabdillah worked for Deutsche Bank and brought claims for sex discrimination and...
‘You are what you eat’…
'You are what you eat'…
But does that make you disabled under the Equality Act 2010?
Mr Walker who weighed approximately 21.5 stone was deemed 'obese' by doctors. Mr Walker suffered from a number of conditions arising out of his disability namely, asthma, chronic fatigue syndrome,...
Post-employment victimisation
Taiwo v Olaigbe and Others ET/2389629/11 The facts Ms Taiwo, (the Claimant) was employed by Mr and Mrs Olaigbe (the Respondent), as a live in housekeeper/nanny, working under a migrant worker visa. Ms Taiwo left her employment as a nanny, and complained of the...
Intellectual property rights for our digital age
Manchester is about to host the Buy Art Fair, and The Manchester Contemporary - and this year, the event is on JMW's doorstep in the heart of Spinningfields. The focus on original art is useful at a time when the government is reviewing intellectual property rights for our digital age. I'm...
An employee’s basic annual leave rights and entitlement
An employee's basic annual leave rights and entitlement The holiday season is well underway, schools have broken up and many workers are taking a break to relax in sunnier climes! As lawyers, we often get asked by our clients about employees' holiday entitlements. In this...
Panorama - hospital abuse exposed
Last night Panorama was aired with some truly shocking footage of a specialist residential hospital in Bristol. The programme 'Undercover Care: The Abuse Exposed' exposed a 'culture' of abuse towards patients from support workers at the privately run Castlebeck facility, Winterbourne...
DJ's unfair dismissal claim alleges age discrimination
A 61-year-old radio presenter is to bring an unfair dismissal claim after being replaced by a younger man on Scottish station West Sound. Jack Bennie's daytime show, which he had helmed since 2004, has been taken over by Kevin Devine, a former That's Life presenter. Bennie alleges that the...
