A bus company has won its appeal against a ruling that it had discriminated against a disabled passenger. The issue arose after 36-year-old Doug Paulley from West Yorkshire was unable to board a bus because the area designated for wheelchairs was occupied by a woman and her baby who was in a buggy. The woman
The government is launching an ‘older workers champion scheme’ to tackle age discrimination in the workplace. The move follows concerns that older workers have to cope with much higher levels of long-term unemployment than younger people. The scheme, which will begin trials in April, will offer older jobseekers a career review, online support and a
The recent ruling by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) that overtime earnings must be taken into account when calculating holiday pay has alarmed many employers who fear they may now be liable for compensation claims dating back several years. That, however, doesn’t seem to be the case. The issue over holiday pay entitlement was raised
The trade union Unison has suffered a major setback in its challenge to the introduction of fees for people wanting to take cases to an employment tribunal. The High Court rejected its application for a judicial review because of a lack of evidence showing that fees were making it more difficult to bring cases to
A firm has been awarded more than £50,000 compensation from one of its employees who set up a rival business with his two sons. The court heard that the three had all worked together at the same glass recycling business. The father didn’t have written terms of employment until February 2013, when he signed a
A woman has failed with a claim of constructive unfair dismissal after she resigned following a disagreement about the lawfulness of a redundancy selection process. The woman worked as a human resources manager for a graphics company. She was ordered to complete a redundancy selection process by her superiors. She believed that the members of
A manager has lost a bullying and harassment claim after the High Court ruled that he could not be classed as an employee and so the company he worked for did not owe him a duty of care. The case involved a manager who operated a number of petrol stations under a retail business agreement
An employer has won an appeal against a tribunal’s decision that an employee could be classified as disabled during two periods of sick leave. The case involved an employee who had two lengthy periods of absence from work; the first was for work-related stress and the second for a combination of migraines, headaches and stress.
The government has announced that a £2m fund is to be spent on initiatives aimed at reducing the gender pay gap. The funding will go towards training, events and monitoring programmes for women to help them move from low paid, low skilled work to jobs that are high paid and high skilled. The measures will
The government has set up a £2m scheme to help women into better-paid and higher-skilled jobs. There is a concern that despite more women being in work than ever before, some are still not being given the training or opportunities that are afforded to men in the same position. Closing the gender pay gap has