Employment Law in the UK

UK law blog posts regarding employment law in the UK. Useful for employment lawyers and clients of employment law solicitors.

Virgin Media worker loses Employment Tribunal claim after erratic behaviour at Christmas party

November 20, 2013

A former Virgin Media employee has lost her claims for unfair dismissal and race discrimination in the Employment Tribunal after she was sacked this year for allegedly insulting and harassing her coworkers at a Christmas party. Ms Tracy Cordiner worked for Virgin Media Limited at their Birmingham city centre base until she was dismissed for […]

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Employment Mediation Can Help Stop Bullying in the Workplace

November 6, 2013

Depending on who is doing the speaking, there is growing discussion currently on whether employment mediation could be useful in cases of workplace bullying. For every practitioner or HR professional who suggests that intervention by means of mediation could be useful there is another who suggests otherwise. The key then is to explore why the […]

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Banker labelled “crazy miss Cokehead” wins Employment Tribunal claim

November 5, 2013

A successful female banker who was forced out of her job after being labelled “a major car crash” and a “cokehead” has won her employment tribunal claims for sexual harassment, victimisation, sex discrimination and unfair dismissal against a major eastern European bank, The Mail Online reports. Miss Svetlana Lokhova worked for Sberbank – the biggest […]

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Care about Workers: Stand Against Zero Hour Contracts

November 5, 2013

There are now a million zero-hour employees in Britain. With enough members of the public out of work during this economic downturn, people are desperate for any earning opportunities they can get their hands on. Even if that means that hours aren’t fixed and neither is their pay cheque. One month can be spent working […]

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Paying Worker’s Comp “Under-the-Table”

October 26, 2013

It is not uncommon for employers to pay workers “under-the-table.” Paying under-the-table typically means that the employer pays the worker in cash. In doing so there is no record of the payment. Thus, the employer avoids paying taxes and fees related to that worker including unemployment compensation insurance premiums. Also referred to as paying the […]

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Nursery teacher banned from speaking Polish in breaks at work wins Employment Tribunal claim

October 24, 2013

A nursery school teacher who was banned from speaking Polish in her workplace has won her Employment Tribunal claim after she contended that she was directly discriminated against, harassed and victimized by her former employer. Mrs Barbara Jurga, 56, who is of Polish national origin, came to the United Kingdom in 1991 and joined her […]

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Convicted paedophile wins breach of contract claim after dismissed in prison

October 16, 2013

A convicted paedophile has won a claim for breach of contract against his former employers after he was dismissed without notice last year whilst in prison. Mr Robert Wills was employed by RWE Npower as a power station worker until his contract was terminated earlier this year. Mr Wills, who had worked at the company […]

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Firm heavily fined after chemical explosion seriously injures three employees

October 9, 2013

A chemical firm based in Wales has been heavily fined by the Crown Court after it was found that serious health and safety breaches had resulted in an explosion and severe injuries to three employees. The accident – which occurred when aerosol cans were forced through an industrial shredder – happened at Personnel Hygiene Service […]

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Martin Watts takes unfair dismissal claim to the Employment Tribunal

September 30, 2013

It has been reported by This is Cornwall that Martin Watts, the former chairman of the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust board, is taking his former employer to the Employment Tribunal in a bid to be reinstated to the RCHT board after he resigned earlier this year. Mr Watts, the former chairman of the Royal Cornwall Hospital […]

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Accidents at the workplace

September 30, 2013

(Aus employment/injury law and generally) When there is an injury at work, the employer, the injured worker, the nominated treating doctor and the insurer and WorkCover all have roles to play. If the injury is serious, this can be a drawn-out process. It may be necessary for the injured to receive ongoing treatment. There may […]

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