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Withdrawal of settlement agreement not due to threat of Tribunal proceedings...
In the case of Mrs C Degnan v BP Services International Limited 3302969/2015 the Employment Tribunal (the “ET”) held that the employer had not withheld payment of enhanced redundancy pay (to be paid...
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Female employee made redundant on maternity leave awarded almost £30,000 by...
In the case of Ms Jenna Storie v Clyde Property Ltd S/4100303/17, the Employment Tribunal held (by a majority with the Employment Judge dissenting) that a female employee was entitled to compensation...
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Employment Tribunal awards employee over £27,000 after she was dismissed due...
In the case of Miss Ludwiczak v Your Square Limited (3200758/2018), the Employment Tribunal upheld the Claimant’s claim that she was treated unfavourably when she was dismissed whilst pregnant. The...
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Homosexual male employee harassed after employer referred to him mockingly as...
Employment Tribunal finds employee was harassed based on protected ground of sexual orientation but was not victimised. In the Employment Tribunal case of Mr A Smith v Saxton 4 x 4 Ltd:...
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Employment Tribunal awards employee almost £12,000 for unfair dismissal claim
An Employee’s claims were upheld in their entirety when her employer completely failed to engage in the tribunal process. In the case of Ms Aggar v Bugle Yarmouth (IWO) Limited (1402889/2018), the...
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Kuteh v Dartford and Gravesham – Nurse’s appeal of decision to dismiss her...
In the case of Kuteh v Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust [2019] EWCA Civ 818, a case which Redmans previously reported on when it first reached the Employment Tribunal (link to our summary of the...
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EAT reduces aggravated damages award by £1,000 after finding Claimant had...
In the case Base Childrenswear Ltd v Otshudi UKEAT/0267/18/JOJ , the Employment Appeal Tribunal (the “EAT”) held that the Employment Tribunal (the “ET”) had double counted when they failed to reduce an...
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Employment Tribunal awards claimant over £80,000 compensation after...
In the case of Wenlock v Marks and Spencer plc – 1300384/2017 an employee was awarded over £80,000 by the Employment Tribunal after it found that his employer, Marks and Spencer, had subjected him to a...
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EAT dismisses employee’s arguments that terms of incentive agreements were...
In the case of Nosworthy v Instinctif Partners Limited EAT/0100/18/RN, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (the ‘EAT”) held that the Employment Tribunal (the ‘ET’) had been correct in dismissing the claims...
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Employment Tribunal awards employee almost £7,000 after manager’s offensive...
In the case of Aboulossoud v Royal Borough of Greenwich & anor ET/2302909/2016 an employee was awarded almost £7,000 by the Employment Tribunal after it found that one of her managers had made...
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Pregnant employee discriminated against after being dismissed for asserting...
In the case of Ms T Peart v Care Preference Limited (1806064/2018), the Employment Tribunal held that the Claimant has been dismissed for asserting a statutory right and also upheld her complaint that...
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Shift worker discriminated against when pub stopped offering her shifts...
In Knowles v The Inn at Whitehall Limited [ET/2410460/18] the Employment Tribunal considered the employment status of a casual worker and whether she had been discriminated against for a pregnancy...
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Claimant loses unfair dismissal claim over concerns about attending work due...
There has been little else at the forefront of most of our minds over the last year than the Covid-19 pandemic which has seized the globe and upturned it. There will doubtless be an influx of...
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Open justice? Rule 50 of the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2013 and...
One of the fundamental tenets of the English and Welsh justice system is that justice should be open, and accessible. This guarantees the right to a fair trial, which Lord Bingham of Cornhill...
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Claimant wins over £30,000 in a wrongful dismissal and unfair dismissal case:...
Wrongful dismissal and unfair dismissal claims will often go hand-in-hand. However, they require different matters to be proved, and different remedies are available for each. Wrongful dismissal...
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New evidence between a judgment and its reconsideration – NGP Utilities v Ms...
After a recent Employment Tribunal decision, new evidence came to light which supported the Respondent’s submissions. The evidence was excluded, and the question for the EAT was whether the ET had...
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Employment Tribunal awards Claimant almost £30,000 after flexible working...
In the case of Giles v Geach and Jones t/a Cornelia Care Homes (ET/3100720/05) the Employment Tribunal held that Ms Giles’ employer had discriminated against her by imposing a requirement that she...
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Problems with an Employment Tribunal’s decision: unclear reasoning and a...
One of the most fundamental aspects of any ET judgment is the requirement of the Tribunal to give clear reasons for their rulings. Any lack of clarity, or lack of reasoning, is rife ground for appeal,...
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Employee awarded £42,000 in compensation after firing in car park (Mr G F...
In the case of Mr G F Dolby v Stuart Plant Ltd 3312733/2019 the Employment Tribunal held that a lack of consultation on Mr Dolby’s redundancy process rendered his dismissal unfair, awarding him...
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Employee suffering from stress and anxiety discriminated against after being...
In the case of Mr G Williams v British Telecommunications PLC ET/2400205/2019 the Employment Tribunal held that Mr Williams had been discriminated against and unfairly dismissed after he was dismissed...
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