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The UK has a culture of ‘banter’. Teasing each other. Maybe even insulting each other. This even happens in the workplace where you might expect colleagues to show each other respect. There are certain times when a little light banter is OK – when it’s a gentle kind of communication which can help team bonding …
Even in extreme circumstances, you may be entitled to bring a claim for unfair dismissal if your employer does take all of the facts into consideration or fails to follow the correct procedure. Here are some examples: Example 1 Sebastian France was an oil trader at Spectron Services, earning up to £480,000 per year. Since …
An Industrial Tribunal has found that an Antrim man was forced to quit his job on the grounds of ill health due to a failure to provide him with a suitable vehicle to drive. William McIlwrath, 49, from Antrim town worked as salesman for Walkers Crisps and was required to drive across Northern Ireland providing …
Are you concerned about your mental health? Have you reported it to your boss or HR department? Did they react in a helpful way? You can’t have missed the recent TV interview that Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, gave recently to Oprah Winfrey. One of the bombshells Meghan revealed is that she suffered with her mental …
Paul Doran Law and Stefan Cross Solicitors Between 2005 – 2013, Paul Doran worked at Stefan Cross Solicitors initially as a paralegal before training, qualifying and working there as a solicitor. From 2003 until the firm was closed in 2014, Stefan Cross Solicitors was the leading equal pay solicitors practice in the UK acting for …
If you believe you were discriminated against when you lost your job, you may wonder whether you can make a claim against your employer for unfair dismissal. The short answer is yes – but you must act quickly. The time limit is generally three months minus one day from the date you were dismissed. What’s …
As you may have seen in the news, Professor Richard Werner was recently awarded over £2.5 million for racial and religious discrimination he experienced at the University of Southampton. Richard is the economist who coined the term ‘quantitive easing’, and spent 14 years working at the university as Professor of International Banking. What happened Richard …
Belfast workers: Get expert help with your employment rights Are you a worker based in Belfast? Wondering about your employment rights? Wonder no more! We’re employment lawyers, providing expert help to employees in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We have offices in Glengormley, Co. Antrim (just outside Belfast). We also have offices in Leeds, …
Do Employment Tribunals favour employers? The short answer is “NO” – but it can be difficult and/or costly to win. That’s why you need the help of expert employment lawyers like us. Here’s a longer answer… The tribunal panel is independent. The process is designed to be fair and unbiased, so they can reach a …
In 2014, the government introduced a limit of two years for claiming back pay – but similar legislation wasn’t brought in for Northern Ireland. The Court of Appeal in Belfast recently ruled that staff in the Police Service in Northern Ireland (PSNI) are owed backdated holiday pay covering the past 20 years. That’s right, 20 …