An employee at a biscuit factory who threatened a colleague while in a diabetic rage has won his claim of unfair dismissal. Mr Dytkowski began working for Brand FB’s biscuit factory in 2009. He was diagnosed with insulin-dependent diabetes in March 2018, which he described as a “difficult diagnosis to accept and manage”. Occupational Health
A mother who was dismissed during her maternity leave while the ownership of her company changed hands has won her discrimination claim. Mrs Rodin worked for HR company DMS1 and went on maternity leave in June 2017. During her absence, the company underwent a change in ownership, with Dhillons Management Services taking over, although this
When an employer is faced with an employment tribunal claim, the first reaction is to defend the claim as many employers feel personally attacked, and will not want to reward an ex-employee for what the employer sees as undeserved. However, before making the decision as to whether or not to fight a claim, it is
The decision to dismiss an employee after he received a final warning about his capability was both fair and reasonable. That was the decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in a case involving Mr Fallahi v TWI Ltd. Fallahi began working for TWI as a senior project leader in June 2014. In February 2015, the
Employers in the hospitality sector could face tribunal claims if they withhold tips from workers, under new regulations being introduced by the government. The move is set to help around 2 million people working in one of the 190,000 businesses across the hospitality, leisure and services sectors, where tipping is commonplace and can make up
The Employment Tribunal has warned against encouraging a ‘culture of hyper-sensitivity’ in the workplace. The comments came as the tribunal rejected a female employee’s claim of age and sex discrimination after she was overlooked for promotion and her superiors made questionable comments to her. Miss Sithirapathy worked as a legal counsel for pharmaceutical company PSI
The coverage in the press in relation to Alice Thompson’s case against her employer Manors Estate Agents is understandable: any case with a large settlement figure and an easy headline is going to attract attention. However, while it is being portrayed as a huge pay out for simply not allowing an employee to leave work
The Employment Tribunal has ruled that a former employee was subjected to harassment related to his sex and discriminated against on the grounds of sex by his Employer. The case involved Mr Toby King, who worked for Tesco Stores Limited as a Customer Assistant from 18 November 2017 until he was dismissed with effect on
The Law Employers should be aware of their ongoing obligation to pay the National Minimum Wage under the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 and should make sure that workers are being paid at least the national minimum wage that applies to them. The national living wage (the highest band of the national minimum wage) increased
*Note: This article is written from the perspective that the same policy will be applied under the English Law. An employer can reasonably instruct an employee to take the vaccine, but that will depend on the circumstances. Currently, only regulated care homes can legally require workers to be vaccinated from 11 November 2021. Therefore, employers