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It is unlawful for an employer to discriminate against someone for being pregnant or on maternity leave, but that’s what happened to Laura Gruzdaite. She made a claim to the employment tribunal and was awarded nearly £28,000 for pregnancy discrimination. Read her story below and find out what it means to you. January 2018 Laura …
I have been off sick for 6 months. Can I be sacked? If you’ve been off sick for 6 months or more, all you probably want to do is to get well. You don’t need the additional worry of being sacked. This article looks at the legal position. Can you lose your job while on …
If you have a disability or health condition and your employer has refused to make reasonable adjustments in the workplace to support you, you may have grounds for a discrimination claim. Employers have a legal duty to act, and failing to do so can lead to a significant tribunal award against them. What the law …
Pregnancy and maternity discrimination cases: Women who’ve won It’s against the law to be treated differently at work because you’re pregnant or on maternity leave. If it happens, you may be able to make a claim at the employment tribunal and receive compensation. Some recent pregnancy discrimination cases have hit the headlines. Here are a …
Here’s the story of a Belfast employee who won her religious discrimination case and was awarded £20,000 by the tribunal. Helen Scott worked at Stevenson & Reid’s plumbing showroom in East Belfast from 2011 to 2015. When her line manager (one of the company directors) discovered he was due to attend a meeting in her …
I have suffered race discrimination First, let’s define race in law. It can mean your: Colour Nationality Citizenship Ethnic or national origins (which may not be the same as your current nationality) Ethnic or racial group Note that a racial group can be made up of two or more racial groups, such as black Britons, …
Does this story resonate with you? Dr Annette Plaut is of European-Jewish descent (her parents left Germany before the Second World War). At the Tribunal, she claimed to have “inherent characteristics” that included “loudenss” and a “conversational style that involves an argumentative style of discussion involving interruption, and much hand movement”. In 1990, she joined …
If you have been treated unfairly at work because of a disability, or because of something arising from your disability, you need an experienced disability discrimination lawyer on your side. At Paul Doran Law, we have specialised in employment law for over a decade. In that time, we have helped employees at every level pursue …
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 …
Everybody is talking about the recent BBC pay review. On 19 July, the amount the BBC pays its stars was revealed, listing the 96 people who are each paid more than £150,000 a year. Top of the list was Chris Evans, who gets £2.20 – £2.25 million each year. Second place goes to Gary Lineker, …