Recent Cases

Information Tribunal Rules on Personal Data

Workers Falling Sick During Annual Leave Can Postpone Holiday

Covenants Unenforceable as Managers’ Contracts Contained No Restrictions

No Unfair Dismissal Where Employees Re-disciplined

LLP Member Could Bring Whistleblowing Detriment Claim

Illegal Worker Unable to Bring Race Discrimination Claim

Employee Entitled to PILON Despite Prior Gross Misconduct

No Service Provision Change Where Employee Only Worked on One Contract

Bankers Entitled to Share of EUR400m Bonus Pool

Holiday Rights: ECJ Rules on Payments in Lieu and Carry Over Periods

Courts to Consider Employer’s Vicarious Liability for Employee’s Murder

Law Degree Requirement Indirectly Discriminatory Where Employee Unable to Obtain Degree Before Retirement

Supreme Court Hands Down Seldon Judgment on Justifying Retirement Ages

No Automatic Unfair Dismissal Where Employees Dismissed for Falling Asleep on the Job

Employee Fairly Dismissed for Vulgar Facebook Postings about Colleague

Resignation Effective When Letter Opened, Not When Read by Intended Recipient

No Duty to Top Up Part-time Earnings During Phased Return to Work

Employers’ Retirement Notices Invalid Due to Technicality

Suggestion Employee was “Playing the Race Card” was Direct Race Discrimination
