Tag: Dismissal
Tribunal rejects claim by employee sacked for refusing to wear a mask
In a legal first, the Employment Tribunal has decided whether it was fair for an employer to dismiss an employee who refused to wear a mask when making site deliveries during the coronavirus pandemic.
Exploited migrant worker paid £4.52 per day wins epic Court of Appeal battle against ex-employer
In this judgment, the Court of Appeal gives important guidance on the defence of illegality of contract in the context of the UK’s ‘right to work’ system for non-EU national workers and employees.
Domino’s Pizza delivery person wins appeal against ‘right to work’ dismissal
Employers and Judges are confused over how the ‘right to work’ legislation – a key part of Theresa May’s hostile environment policy – actually works.
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#Windrush scandal deepens as Home Office issues guidance to employers on ‘right to work’ checks
Employers and employees affected by Windrush cases are unlikely to gain much assistance from the Home Office’s latest guidance on right to work checks for Commonwealth citizens.
Did Byron Burger unlawfully discriminate against employees in Home Office sting?
Potentially. But much depends on what was said and done, and how. The raid On the morning of 4 July 2016, […]
What are the issues in Carneiro v Chelsea?
[UPDATE: 7 June 2016 -José Mourinho has now admitted using the words ‘daughter of a whore’ when Dr Carneiro entered the […]
7 tips for the BBC investigation into Clarkson’s ‘punch’
He attracts adoration and loathing in roughly equal measure. Jeremy Clarkson’s suspension from Top Gear after allegations that he punched […]