BDB Pitmans LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 4 Apr 2013
The key issue for the European Court of Human Rights in Eweida and Others v UK was whether a fair balance had been struck between an individual's…
BDB Pitmans LLP | United Kingdom | 28 Feb 2013
Following the abolition of the default retirement age in 2011, a dismissal based on an employee's age amounts to age discrimination, unless it can be…
BDB Pitmans LLP | United Kingdom | 31 Jan 2013
The duty to consult collectively applies where it is proposed to make 20 or more redundancies at one establishment, but there is no statutory…
BDB Pitmans LLP | United Kingdom | 6 Nov 2012
A claim for victimisation can be brought where an employee has been subjected to a detriment as a result of bringing a discrimination complaint.
BDB Pitmans LLP | United Kingdom | 9 Oct 2012
The Court of Appeal has upheld the EAT’s decision in NHS Leeds v Larner that a worker who was absent due to sickness for a whole leave year was entitled to payment for that year’s unused statutory holiday entitlement when her employment terminated.
BDB Pitmans LLP | United Kingdom | 26 Jul 2012
In Seawell Ltd v Ceva Freight (UK) Ltd, the Scottish EAT again considered the meaning of ‘an organised grouping of employees’ in the context of service provision changes under TUPE, and followed the approach set out in Argyll Coastal Services Ltd v Stirling.
BDB Pitmans LLP | United Kingdom | 30 Jun 2012
Mr Homer retired from the police at age 51, and began work for the Police National Legal Database (PNLD) as a legal adviser.
BDB Pitmans LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 31 May 2012
Knowing when to start collective redundancy consultation is a difficult issue for many employers.
BDB Pitmans LLP | United Kingdom | 31 May 2012
The EAT decision in Dunn v Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management held that marriage discrimination legislation protects a woman against being treated less favourably because she is married to a particular man.
BDB Pitmans LLP | United Kingdom | 25 Apr 2012
In HM Land Registry v Benson and Others, the EAT held that refusing to give early retirement to employees aged between 50 and 54, on the grounds of cost, was not indirect age discrimination.