In the latest of our series of posts on employment law stories in the news, we take a look at ten employment law stories that have made headlines between 8 November 2021 and 14 November 2021
- Student waitress, 17, who stopped getting shifts after she complained about a head chef who asked her ‘if she would do it for the money’ wins £18,000 compensation in sexual harassment case against four-star country hotel – A teenage waitress who stopped getting shifts after she complained about a head chef who asked her ‘if she would do it for money’ has won £18,000 compensation in a sexual harassment case against a four-star country hotel (The Daily Mail)
- Lancashire County Council’s £12,000 payout after autistic IT specialist discriminated against – An employment tribunal earlier this year ruled that the authority discriminated against Tim Cox when it refused to allow his wife to accompany him to a disciplinary hearing (LancsLive)
- Birmingham City Council could face fresh wave of equal pay claims – In 2012 the local authority said it would have to pay at least £757m to settle equal pay claims brought by mainly women who missed out on bonuses. Now the GMB union says “significant new information” has emerged about how the council evaluated roles (BBC News)
- Royal Navy loses gay rights discrimination case over accommodation – An officer has won his sex discrimination case over the accommodation the Royal Navy offers its LGB personnel (StokeonTrent Live)
- Husband sacked pregnant wife after she found ‘adult entertainment’ receipts – A Scottish business owner who sacked his pregnant wife two days after she found his receipts for adult entertainment has been ordered to pay her more than £15,000 (The Times)
- Black trainee who had bias complaint ‘shut down’ was victimised by manager – A black trainee at AIG Asset Management was victimised by a manager who ‘shut down’ a conversation when the claimant complained of unconscious bias, a tribunal has found (Personnel Today)
- Solicitor sacked after refusing move to Walsall wins ET claim – A West Midlands firm has been ordered to pay its former solicitor more than £6,000 over the botched handling of her office relocation (The Law Society Gazette)
- Tesco worker ridiculed over his fear of female boss wins sexism case – A six-foot Tesco worker ridiculed for being trapped in a room by a pregnant female boss eight inches shorter has received £50,000 for sex discrimination (The Times)
- New Yorkshire chair promises ‘seismic change’ after employment tribunal settlement with Azeem Rafiq – Yorkshire’s new chairman promised “seismic change” to rid the club of racism after revealing he had finally settled the toxic legal battle with Azeem Rafiq (The Telegraph)
- Ex-strip artist has to reveal all to sue Edinburgh club, rules judge – A former stripper has abandoned plans to sue a lap dancing bar after a judge ruled that she could not remain anonymous if she did (The Times)
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