Labour and European Law Review
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Latest Issues
Weekly Issue 743
- Discrimination Against Older Workers
- Breach of Statutory Right
- Right of Appeal
Weekly Issue 742
- Epidemic of workplace sexual harassment
- Inducement or implementation
- Part-time status
Equality, discrimination and harassment
Weekly Issue 743
Discrimination Against Older Workers
Research has found that mature jobseekers who lose their jobs are likely to face considerable prejudice when they try to find another role because of their age.
Unfair dismissal
Weekly Issue 743
Breach of Statutory Right
If an employer issues a directive that breaks the law, the employee has the right to lodge a claim asserting unlawful termination of employment on that basis.
Redundancy and Protective Awards
Weekly Issue 743
Right of Appeal
Although employees do not always have the right to resist termination of their employment, it was found to be a crucially important obligation in this case.
Equality, discrimination and harassment
Weekly Issue 742
Epidemic of workplace sexual harassment
A new report has found that the intimidation of women at their place of work is a widespread phenomenon, particularly for women of colour and the disabled.
Contract of employment
Weekly Issue 742
Inducement or implementation
The date when new conditions of employment are presented to workers is highly significant if those workers then want to bring a claim challenging the proposals.
Fixed-term, flexible and part-time workers
Weekly Issue 742
Part-time status
It is not discrimination if an employer fails to give a rest to part-time workers if the reason for the difference is applied to all workers across the board.
Fixed-term, flexible and part-time workers
Weekly Issue 741
Day one flexibility
The government is proposing to change the law on alternative working so that employees would have the right to request it from the outset of their employment.
Unfair dismissal
Weekly Issue 741
Fair warning
When considering dismissals following a caution, tribunals must focus on whether the decision to dismiss was fair and not whether the caution was appropriate.
Unfair dismissal
Weekly Issue 741
No right of appeal
Although employees generally have a right to appeal against a dismissal, the wording of the legislation indicates that the right does not apply in every case.
Vulnerable and migrant workers
Weekly Issue 740
Less job satisfaction for low earners
A study has found a significant drop in fulfilment at work for those at the lower end of the wage scale compared to high earners over the last three decades.
Redundancy and Protective Awards
Weekly Issue 740
Suitable employment
When deciding what constitutes an appropriate job offer to an employee after a reorganisation, tribunals must carry out a careful comparison with the old job.
Equality, discrimination and harassment
Weekly Issue 740
Acts of harassment
Contrary to previous decisions, it has been decided that terminating someone’s employment can constitute an act of intimidation under equality legislation.