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Here’s what to expect when you make a claim against your employer and face an employment tribunal. In advance Your legal representative will work with you to build your case. They will do most of the talking at the tribunal, but you will probably have to give evidence too – that is, you’ll have the …
What does TUPE mean? Is your employer based in the UK? Are you legally classed as an employee? Has the company where you work been sold to another company? Is the business (or part of it) being transferred to another business? Is your employer merging with another firm to create a new company? Do you …
If you have been searching for ‘disability discrimination solicitors near me’, you are most likely experiencing treatment at work that feels unfair, and you want to know where you stand. The reassuring news is that the law protects disabled workers across the United Kingdom, and you have a clear legal right to be treated fairly …
What are an agency worker’s rights? So you work for an agency. But what are your rights? In law, there are different types of employment status: Employee (you are employed by the hiring company and have an employment contract with them) Worker (you may have an employment contact with either the hiring company or the …
In October, we posted an article about a vegetarian who made a religion or belief discrimination claim because he felt “bullied out of the workplace”. In that case, the judge decided that vegetarianism wasn’t protected, but that veganism might be. That idea has since been tested in the employment tribunal. Here’s what happened. Jordi Casamitjana …
“My boss is picking on me!” Does your boss put you down in meetings? Do they keep giving you a heavier workload than everyone else? Have they spread malicious rumours about you? Have they put humiliating, offensive or threatening comments or photos on social media? Have they asked you to leave? Your employer has a …
As you may know, people with certain characteristics can be suffer discrimination. One of the characteristics is race. Race is defined widely in the equality legislation to include race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin. This means that white people can suffer discrimination in the same way as minority groups. And here’s a recent example: …
Do you remember the story about the Christian bakery that refused to make a cake with the slogan ‘Support Gay Marriage’? The customer (Gareth Lee) took Ashers Baking Company Ltd to court, claiming discrimination. The Northern Ireland County Court upheld the claim, as did the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal. But the case has now …
The “Discrimination Act” in Northern Ireland It is a common belief that there is a single Discrimination Act in Northern Ireland (NI). However, unlike the Equality Act 2010 in Great Britain (GB), there is no single piece of anti-discrimination legislation in NI. There are a few important differences between equality law in GB and NI …
Is there a Discrimination Act in the UK? There is nothing in current stature called the “Discrimination Act” in the United Kingdom. Discrimination is covered by the Equality Act 2010 in GB. This replaced previous legislation, and is designed to protect people from discrimination, harassment and victimisation. There remains a variety of different legislation in …