November 2010 Archive

The following entries were posted in November 2010.

30
Nov

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Psychic beliefs - discrimination protection

Written by Springhouse
A Tribunal has recently recognised that spiritualist beliefs, including the belief in psychic and paranormal powers, are protected by anti-discrimination legislation relating to religion and belief.
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Categorised Under: Religion or Belief Discrimination, Discrimination

29
Nov

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Simon Cowell tribunal raises interesting point

Written by Springhouse
 A ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ contestant has recently lost a disability discrimination claim against Simon Cowell and others, including producer FremantleMedia. It may not have been the victory they would have liked.
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Categorised Under: Disability Discrimination, Employment Tribunal

25
Nov

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Agency worker not an employee

Written by Springhouse
We are always interested in Court of Appeal decisions. Other than the Supreme Court (which was the House of Lords) this is the highest court in the UK. As a general rule, employment claims will start in the Employment Tribunal and progress to the Employment Appeal Tribunal before getting to the Court of Appeal. Appeals can be made on points of law only, and not decisions about facts (e.g. “he did threaten to sack me”) unless the Tribunal got the facts seriously wrong.
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Categorised Under: Employment Contracts, Employment Status

16
Nov

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Legal Award Nomination for Springhouse

Written by Ben Power
We are delighted to announce that Springhouse has been selected from thousands as one of the shortlist of five firms for the Corporate INTL 2010 Legal Award for Employment/Labour Law in the UK.
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15
Nov

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Discrimination to save money - potentially lawful.

Written by Springhouse
Would it be lawful or unlawful to dismiss an employee at the age of 49 simply to save a large pension bill of up to £1m accruing after their 50th birthday? On the face of it, this would amount to direct age discrimination. The reason - solely to save money.
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Categorised Under: Discrimination, Equality Act 2010

Recent Posts

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  2. Increase in qualifying period for unfair dismissal and introduction of tribunal fees
  3. Individuals liable for employers’ discrimination awards
  4. Is self-dismissal possible?
  5. Residential to own-home care: TUPE does not apply

Categories

  2. Age Discrimination
  3. Appraisals
  4. Compensation
  5. Compromise Agreements
  6. Disability Discrimination
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  10. Employment Contracts
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  13. Equal Pay
  14. Equality Act 2010
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  18. Legislation
  19. Minimum Wage
  20. News
  21. Parental Rights
  22. Pay
  23. Privilege
  24. Race Discrimination
  25. Redundancy
  26. References
  27. Religion or Belief Discrimination
  28. Retirement
  29. Sex Discrimination
  30. Sexual Orientation Discrimination
  31. TUPE
  32. Unfair Dismissal
  33. Victimisation
  34. Whistleblowing

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