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An employer has won a dispute over whether an employee was entitled to three months’ notice while on a fixed-term contract. The case involved a teacher, Ms Kilraine. Her letter of engagement stated that she would be employed from 1 September 2013 until 31 August 2014. The letter identified the applicable pay scale for her
The workplace advisory service Acas has issued new guidelines for employers making it clear that they cannot use non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to silence employees who want to make claims of sexual harassment or discrimination. Acas Chief Executive Susan Clews said: “”The news has reported on victims coming forward that have alleged appalling abuse by high-profile figures who
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld a decision that a police officer was discriminated against due to assumptions about her hearing impairment. The officer wanted to transfer to Norfolk, but her application was rejected by the Acting Chief Inspector, who said her hearing was not up to the medical standard required to perform front-line duties.
Transport for London (TFL) has successfully defended a disability discrimination claim that hinged on the interpretation of employment law. The case involved Mr Charles Ishola, who had been employed by TFL for almost eight years. He was disabled, suffering from depression and migraines. The discrimination issue arose after he complained about a fellow-employee’s conduct. An
Athena Brands has won a contract dispute with Superdrug Stores over the supply of various cosmetic products. Athena claimed that it had entered into a binding agreement with Superdrug in an exchange of emails with one of its employees. In the course of the email exchange, Athena had asked the employee to confirm that he
A property company has lost its appeal against a tribunal ruling that it had failed to correctly calculate the level of service charges payable by leaseholders. The case involved a mixed commercial and residential development owned by Avon Ground Rents Ltd. The leaseholders were contractually obliged to contribute through a service charge to the cost
A wine merchant has been disqualified from running a company for 15 years and ordered to repay £500,000 to his company’s creditors. Kevin William Eagling was a director of Noble Vintners Ltd, which entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation in June 2017 with an estimated deficiency of more than £1.6 million. A liquidator was appointed to wind-up
A minority shareholder who claimed he was being unfairly targeted has won his fight against having to sell his shares for only a nominal price. The shareholder had invested in a holding company set up by himself and three others who had worked together as employees for another business. Their relationship later broke down. The
The Employment Tribunal has ruled that a managing director was unfairly dismissed after his colleagues accepted a resignation letter he wrote ‘in the heat of the moment’. The case involved Robert Rae, who was managing director of Wellhead Electrical Supplies. Rae and other directors of the company had spent months discussing salary increases for their
A contractor has won its claim for immediate payment of £85,000 that was awarded following a dispute over work it had carried out for a developer. The case involved Granada Architectural Glazing Ltd and RGB P&C Ltd (2019). RGB had appointed Granada to carry out the design, supply and installation of curtain walling, windows and