The Indicator Podcast

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  • Is personal data held on a personnel file processed if it is disclosed orally?

    In this case, an employee brought data protection claims against her employer when her emergency contact phone number was disclosed to a third party over the telephone. Listen along to find out what happened


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    4 min
  • Were self-employed drivers with contracts containing a right of substitution actually workers?

    A group of purportedly self-employed drivers, whose contracts contained a right of substitution that had never been relied on, asked the EAT to consider whether they were, in fact, workers entitled to holiday pay and the national minimum wage. Listen along to find out what happened!


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    4 min
  • Was it age discrimination to take into account professional qualifications in a redundancy exercise?

    An employment tribunal has recently heard a case in which an older employee argued that he had been discriminated against in a redundancy process because a factor taken into consideration was whether he had a professional qualification.  The employee argued that as he was older, he was less likely to have a degree than his younger colleagues. Listen along to find out what happened!


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    4 min
  • Competition and Markets Authority investigate wage-fixing cartel

    The Competition and Markets Authority has recently investigated a number of well-known media companies which were accused of being part of a wage-fixing cartel. Listen along to find out what happened!


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    4 min
  • Was it discriminatory to dismiss a disabled employee who sent offensive messages?

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal was recently asked to determine whether an employee who suffered with ADHD and autism had been discriminated against when he was dismissed after having been found to have sent offensive and derogatory messages on the employer’s internal communication system, Slack. Listen along to find out what happened!


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    6 min
  • Crown Prosecution Service prosecute senior executives accused of bribery

    CPS prosecutes and seeks custodial sentences for two senior executives who were accused of accepting numerous bribes. Listen along to find out what happened!


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    3 min
  • Did an employer’s lack of assistance in helping a redundant employee find another role make the dismissal unfair?

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal was asked to consider whether the amount of assistance an employer provided to a redundant employee to help them find a suitable alternative role within the company following their selection for redundancy was sufficient or if it was lacking to the extent it made the dismissal unfair. Listen along to find out what happened!


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    4 min
  • What is a “minor” error when filing an appeal with the EAT?

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal was tasked with determining whether a failure to include the employer’s grounds of resistance in the bundle of supporting documents when lodging an appeal was a minor error allowing the appeal to be heard despite the mistake. Listen along to find out what happened!


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    5 min
  • Plans to extend the requirement for right to work checks

    Find out about plans to extend the requirement for right to work checks to employers of all types of worker, including gig economy, casual and zero-hours workers.


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    3 min
  • Can an independent HR consultant carrying out a disciplinary hearing be liable for the employee’s dismissal?

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal had to decide if HR consultants who acted on behalf of an employer during a grievance investigation and a disciplinary hearing were capable of being co-liable for the employee’s ultimate dismissal. Listen along to find out what happened!


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    4 min

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