Welcome to this month’s employment law update. In September we’re covering: A direct discrimination case where Muslim employees were banned from wearing headscarves in the workplace Secretary of State for Justice v Plaistow – a case that turned out to be very costly, with career long losses In Aleem v E-Act Academy Trust Ltd the…

Section 13(1) of the Equality Act 2010 defines discrimination as occurring where “because of a protected characteristic, A treats B less favourably than A treats or would treat others”. In discrimination claims the burden of proof shifts from first the Claimant and then to the Respondent employer. The Starting Point: The employee must prove a…

The understanding that ‘harassment at work can happen unintentionally’ is nothing new to HR or learning and development, and it could be tempting to think ‘that sort of thing’ won’t be happening in MY office, but won’t it? As employers and HR teams design their training programmes for the months ahead, we think sexual harassment…

Welcome to July’s employment law update where we cover the latest news from the employment tribunal. This month we’re covering: Strike action in a case that reminds us why employers must take extra care when dealing with striking employees and ensure they do not fall foul of redefined law. We delve into the case of…

It’s happened to most of us.  ‘That joke’ (or comment, action or question) at work that made us feel uncomfortable. And yet, we put up with it – and perhaps even laughed along with it.  But why? This has to be the diagram we draw the most often in any week at Vista Learning. It’s…

In our blog series addressing all aspects of the employment tribunal process, we’ve come to the stage of employment tribunal awards. Tim Cross, Director of Employment and Legal Affairs at Vista gives us a run down of the potential argument’s employers can use to reduce them. Firstly, if someone is unfairly dismissed, they are entitled…

The dark side of football showed its ugly face once again after Sunday’s Euro Final, as within minutes of the final whistle a minority angry fans took to Twitter to launch racist abuse at defeated English stars. Equally fast was the response from disgusted Twitter users who sought to enact an increasingly common form of…

Updated 5/08/2021 With effect from the 8th June 2020, anyone who returned to the UK from being overseas who was not exempt due to their occupation (see here for more information) or because they had travelled from the Common Travel Area, was required to self-isolate for 14 days.  (From 14th December the self-isolation period was…

Welcome to this month’s employment law update. In June we’re taking a look at: A health and safety dismissal case that reminds us that those with responsibility for health and safety have an important job to do – and this job comes with protection. Fire and rehire where a lack of consultation and any reasonable…

Welcome to this month’s employment law update. With lockdown restrictions easing, May has seen plenty of action, hasn’t it? The tribunal has kept us busy this month too, with everything from cases arising from the pandemic to those issues such as equal pay and worker status which have been rumbling on for some time now.…