EAT decision on Covid and unsafe working conditions The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld a tribunal decision that on the facts the claimant did not have a reasonable belief that the...
Unfair dismissal: unsafe working conditions Summary A worker has protection if (broadly) in circumstances of danger which he reasonably believes to be serious and imminent he leaves hi...
Unfair dismissal where cannabis taken for health reasons The EAT considered whether it was fair to dismiss a worker who tested positive for cannabis, having taken it to relieve his back pain. In Ja...
Testing to protect others, including drugs and alcohol Summary The GDPR applies. Generally testing should be minimised and used only so far as justified. Health and safety reasons will normally b...
Compulsory retirement Summary The Default Retirement Age was abolished in 2011. Since then, requiring a person to retire at a particular age is unlawful as direct...
Dismissal for long-term absence: Overview In the case of long-term absence, what are the key points, and what difference does it make whether a person has a ‘disability’? Introductio...
Illness and unfair dismissal Summary There is a separate section on Unfair dismissal generally. This page looks at unfair dismissal particularly in the context of illnes...
Unfair dismissal: unsafe working conditions New web page added on this, including illustrative tribunal case on Covid-19. We have added a separate page on Unfair dismissal: unsafe work...
Unfair dismissal: the rules Summary Claims for unfair dismissal represent the largest individual type of claim brought in the employment tribunal. Unfair dismissal can ...
Tainted decision to dismiss The Supreme Court has held that in the context of whistleblowing and unfair dismissal, the reason for dismissal is not always that in the mi...
