Before submitting a claim, a prospective claimant must contact Acas, which will attempt to resolve the dispute. The claimant requires an early conciliation certificate to submit a claim. From 1 December 2020 the time period …
Highways England has signed a legally binding agreement with the Equality and and Human Rights Commission after a staff member was awarded £74,000 in compensation for sexual harassment and unfair dismissal.The agency signed a Section …
An advisory group set up by Universities UK has brought forward recommendations for change just over a year after the Equality and Human Rights Commission uncovered widespread evidence of racial harassment on university campuses. The …
A survey conducted by OnePoll on behalf of employment website Glassdoor reported that 49 per cent of UK employees have admitted to lying at work. The poll, which was conducted in June 2020 with a …
A school technician who was dismissed due to the belief that his disability was preventing him from performing his role, has won a case for unfair dismissal. In Walker vs Old Swinford Hospital School, the …
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A series of regulation changes introduced in mid-October have the potential to make a real contribution in easing the backlog of tribunal cases, which continue to rise following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. These …
