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ArticleTribunal finds Scottish teacher with menopause symptoms was unfairly dismissed
An employment tribunal has found that Scottish teacher whose menopause symptoms worsened during a dispute about moving to a different school was unfairly dismissed.Allison Shearer had worked at the Clydesdale Secondary Support Base between 2015 and 2022, teaching English, maths and health and wellbeing. She was taking prescribed medication for ...
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ArticleTribunal finds account manager was subject to pregnancy and maternity discrimination
A former business account manager at 52 Street Event Supplies in Barnsley has been awarded £37,310.05 for pregnancy and maternity discrimination, unfair dismissal and arrears of wages.Heather Todd started working for the organisation in 2003. In 2022 she became pregnant with her second child and informed her company director, Shaun ...
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ArticleFormer sports centre director receives fine for withholding pensions information
A former director of 1066 Target Sports in St Leonards, East Sussex, has received a £15,000 fine for withholding legally-required pensions information.The Pensions Regulator formally requested information from Lee Bartholomew on 10 June 2020 as part of an investigation into allegations of fraudulent evasion relating to employee pension contributions. It ...
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ArticleDetective pressured back to office wins reasonable adjustments case
A Metropolitan Police officer who was forced to return to the office despite a heart condition has won his disability discrimination and harassment case at the employment tribunal.Tarik Ahmed, who has worked for the Met Police for more than 22 years, has ischaemic heart disease, having previously suffered a heart ...
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ArticlePaternity leave for bereaved partners bill passed into law
The Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Act 2024 has been passed into law to give working fathers and non-birthing partners automatic rights to immediate paternity leave if the mother dies. The Act, which received Royal Assent on the last day of the current Parliament on Friday 24 May, ensures that bereaved fathers ...
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ArticleGravity Supply Chain Solutions employee awarded £90,000 for associative discrimination
A former software executive at Gravity Supply Chain Solutions has been awarded £89,900 after an employment tribunal ruled that his employer had discriminated against him in association with his wife’s cancer treatment and that associative discrimination took place due to an underlying insensitivity around her terminal condition.Graham began working for ...
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ArticleEmployment appeal tribunal upholds decision to hear unfair dismissal claim
A UK employment appeal tribunal (EAT) has upheld a tribunal’s decision that it had jurisdiction to hear the unfair dismissal claim brought by an employee who worked on a superyacht which had not entered UK waters.Lindsay Gordon, originally from Aberdeen, was a stewardess working on a superyacht managed by the ...
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ArticleTribunal rules disabled Scottish government social care worker was discriminated against
An employment tribunal has found that a disabled team leader within the social care division of the Scottish government was discriminated against due to not receiving the necessary equipment to work.James Blair, who uses a wheelchair due to spondylitis, a degenerative spinal cord disease, joint condition Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and dyslexia, ...
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ArticleTribunal strikes equal pay from BBC presenter claims
An employment tribunal has ruled that four female BBC presenters who have taken legal action against the broadcaster cannot include equal pay as part of their claim.Martine Croxall, Karin Giannone, Kasia Madera and Annita McVeigh have accused the organisation of conducting a “sham recruitment exercise” after they lost their jobs ...
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ArticleTribunal finds woman who worked unpaid for 20 years was constructively unfairly dismissed
An employment tribunal has found that a woman who worked unpaid at her family’s shop for 20 years was constructively unfairly dismissed after her employer falsely declared wage payments to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).P Mehat, a wife and mother of two, began working Monday to Saturday in the Premier ...
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ArticleGovernment to review fit note system
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced government plans to review the fit note system for people who are not well enough to work.In a speech on 19 May, Sunak said the government will design a new system where people have easy and rapid access to specialised work and health support ...
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ArticleGovernment launches new disability guide with CIPD
The Department for Work and Pensions has published new guidance to help employers better support disabled people.The new Disability Confident guide was produced in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). The DWP said it forms part of its £2.5 billion Back to Work plan, which is ...
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ArticleEquality and Human Rights Commission updates pregnancy and maternity toolkit
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has updated its toolkit to provide employers with advice on how to prevent pregnancy and maternity discrimination in the workplace.The updated guidance now reflects changes to the law that have come into effect as of this month.The Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) ...
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ArticleTribunal orders Phoenix Healthcare and Rentacar 24/7 to pay unpaid wages
An employment tribunal has ruled that Phoenix Healthcare and Rentacar 24/7 must pay £2,912.19 in unpaid wages and additional compensation after finding they underpaid a former employeeM Piekielniak was employed as a driver transporting carers between jobs by Phoenix Healthcare from 2 May 2021, and when not busy, would support ...
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ArticleLondon Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham worker wins £4.6m in discrimination tribunal
A worker employed by London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham who was dismissed after taking sick leave for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been awarded £4.6 million by an employment tribunal for disability discrimination.Rachael Wright-Turner had previously worked as a humanitarian assistance lead officer at the Royal Borough of Kensington ...
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ArticleManchester United in court action after HR data breach
A group of workers at Manchester United said they are suing the football club for an HR data breach, according to a lawyer leading the action.The club could face a damages claim totalling £100,000 after it accidentally emailed the wage slips of 167 employees to an entire pool of casual ...
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ArticleHow will the Spring Budget 2024 affect pay, pensions and employee benefits?
Image credit: photocosmos1 / Shutterstock.comChancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt (pictured), delivered his Spring Budget speech in the House of Commons on Wednesday 6 March. Below is a summary of the key announcements that could affect employers' pay, pensions and benefits strategies:Spring Budget 2024: National insurance contribution (NIC) rate cut ...
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ArticleSpring Budget 2024: Government maintains fuel duty freeze for 12 months
Spring Budget 2024: The government is to maintain the current rates of fuel duty for a further 12 months to help support people with the cost of living.The measure, which was announced in the Spring Budget, will save the average car driver £50 in 2024-25 through the extension of the ...
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ArticleSpring Budget 2024: National insurance contribution (NIC) rate cut to 8%
Spring Budget 2024: The government is to cut employee national insurance contributions (NICs) by two pence, falling from 10% to 8% from 6 April.In his Spring Budget, Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said that this will save the average worker on a salary of £35,400 around £900 a year, ...
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ArticleStay up to date with the Spring Budget 2024
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt will deliver his Spring Budget 2024 speech at 12.30pm on Wednesday 6 March 2024.Stay tuned to the Employee Benefits website for all the latest updates on how the Spring Budget could impact pay, pensions and benefits for employers and staff.The Autumn Statement 2023's key ...