The question for the Employment Appeal Tribunal in this case was whether a hospital was responsible for its employee making a discriminatory comment to a full-time union rep whose offices were on hospital premises. Listen along to find out what happened!

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The Employment Appeal Tribunal was tasked with determining whether disciplining an employee who criticised gender-critical views meant they could resign and claim constructive unfair dismissal. Listen along to find out what happened!

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The High Court was asked to determine whether non-compete clauses were enforceable against two employees who had been absent from the business on sick leave for an extended period during their notice period. Listen along to find out what happened!

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The Employment Appeal Tribunal has considered a case in which an employer argued that dismissing an employee was proportionate, partly due to the potential for the employer to suffer reputational damage as a result of the employee’s conduct. Listen along to find out what happened!

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In this case, the Court of Appeal was asked to determine whether an airline which had compiled lists of workers who had taken part in strike action and then deprived those workers of a travel benefit had fallen foul of the legislation protecting such workers against blacklisting. Listen along to find out what happened!

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In this potentially significant whistleblowing case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal was tasked with deciding whether a charity trustee who had made protected disclosures was a worker for the purposes of protection under the whistleblower legislation. Listen along to find out what happened!

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An employment appeal tribunal was tasked with determining whether a belief in Voodooism was capable of amounting to a protected characteristic warranting protection under the equality legislation and then whether a black Christian worker had suffered religious harassment in relation to Voodooism, despite not believing in it personally. Listen along to find out what happened!

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The EAT was asked to determine if an award in the lowest Vento band was appropriate in circumstances where an employee had been subjected to pregnancy-related discrimination over a 6-month period culminating in her dismissal. Listen along to find out what happened!

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A recently tabled amendment to the Employment Rights Bill proposes that both mothers and their partners be entitled to take up to 2 weeks of bereavement leave following miscarriage or stillbirth, regardless of the stage of pregnancy.  Listen along for further details!

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The government has responded to a consultation it held regarding the proposed changes being introduced by The Employment Rights Bill in relation to the practice of firing and rehiring and in relation to its proposal to lift the cap on the protective award if an employer is found to not have properly followed the collective redundancy consultation process.  Listen along for further details!

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