In the recent case of Kathryn Hopkins v The Commissioners for her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) [2020], an employee was arrested by the police for serious criminal offences including a serious sexual offence. She disclosed the fact to her employer and was immediately suspended on full pay pending disciplinary proceedings for possible gross misconduct, with
Jaguar Land Rover has been ordered to pay £180,000 compensation to a gender fluid engineer who was subjected to harassment and discrimination at work. Rose Taylor had worked for Jaguar for 20 years and had initially identified as male. She began identifying as gender fluid in 2017 and started dressing in women’s clothing. This resulted
The government is considering new powers to give businesses more protection against late payment of invoices. Figures provided by Pay UK show that £23.4 billion worth of late invoices are owed to small firms across Britain, impacting on their cash flow and ultimate survival. Small Business Minister Paul Scully has announced a new set of
A director has been ordered to repay more than £188,000 after his business went into liquidation. Michael Edward Belcher was the sole director of BM Electrical Solutions Ltd. The company had filed one set of accounts for the period to 31 January 2012. These disclosed a net asset position of £6,465, of which the profit
A landlord has been ordered to pay damages to a church organisation that was unlawfully evicted from its rented premises. The case involved Jesus Sanctuary Ministries Ltd and Ruby Triangle Properties. The church had started occupying the property under a rental agreement in 2009. The property was later sold to the current landlord. In 2019,
A housing trust has been ordered to allow a communications company to install and operate equipment on the roof of one of its properties. The case involved Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Ltd and London & Quadrant Housing Trust (2020). Cornerstone’s activities included installing and maintaining telecommunications apparatus which it made available to its shareholders, two telecommunications
The Treasury is introducing new rules on how businesses should construct letters sent to people in debt. The emphasis will be on helping customers to better understand and manage their debts, reducing distress and supporting mental health Default Notices are designed to give people who are falling behind on their debts fair warning before lenders
A commercial tenant that left behind asbestos-contaminated materials after having its lease terminated has been ordered to pay the cost of clearing the site. There was a “”yield-up”” covenant in the lease that required the tenant to remove buildings erected on the site and to leave the site in “”good and substantial repair and condition””.
A gender-fluid engineer who endured insults and jibes from fellow workers has won a discrimination claim against Jaguar Land Rover. The case involved Ms R Taylor who had worked for Jaguar for 20 years and had initially identified as male. She began identifying as gender fluid in 2017 and started dressing in women’s clothing. This
The government is introducing a series of changes to increase the flexibility and capacity of the employment tribunal system during the Covid-19 pandemic. The new measures will also allow tribunals to deal with increasing caseloads, following the abolition of employment tribunal fees in July 2017. It means there will be more remote hearings so tribunals