Posts from August 2018
Irwin Mitchell
The cost(a) of the changing high street?
On the same day that Homebase faces a critical vote on its future, Whitbread have announced the sale of Costa Coffee to Coca-Cola for...
31/08/18
Nicola Gooch
It's the Summer of Para 64 - the Revised NPPF, Affordable Housing & CIL ... or... why shared ownership is your new best friend (at least for the moment)
Nothing is ever simple when it comes to the interplay between national planning policy, local planning policies and the actual law. The...
24/08/18
Joanne Moseley
Can menopausal women bring discrimination claims?
Around 50% of women going through the menopause experience symptoms that affect their working life. With 3.5 million working women aged...
24/08/18
Joanne Moseley
"Equality rules" for children in schools unlawful
Schools and colleges may have to change their exclusion policies following a landmark judgment about a 11 year old boy excluded from...
22/08/18
Joanne Moseley
Teacher acquitted of rape loses enhanced criminal check appeal
A teacher was turned down for two jobs after an enhanced criminal record check revealed that he had been acquitted of raping a 17 year...
22/08/18
Nicola Gooch
Heatwaves and Housing : Planning for Climate Change
I am probably in the minority of people who did not enjoy the recent spell of extremely good weather*. Now the sunny snap appears to be...
15/08/18
Joanne Moseley
When do you have to postpone a disciplinary hearing?
You have invited a member of staff to a disciplinary hearing. They have asked you to postpone the hearing so their union official can...
15/08/18
Irwin Mitchell
£16,000 awarded to Pizza Hut employee in sexual harassment case
An employment tribunal in East London has found in favour of an employee when she claimed sexual harassment. The tribunal found that the...
13/08/18
Irwin Mitchell
No general equitable duty of good faith in lending relationships
In Standish v RBoS, recently reported, a customer tried to extend the duties a receiver owes to a borrower in a receivership to the whole...
08/08/18
Joanne Moseley
Do you want to increase diversity in your organisation? Our top tips will help you to decide whether to take "positive action"
Many organisations recognise that their workforces are not as diverse as they could be. Research shows that businesses with a healthy...
08/08/18
Joanne Moseley
Supreme Court to decide whether sleep in workers should be paid the NMW for their entire shift
We understand that the union Unison has lodged an appeal against the Court of Appeal's decision last month in Mencap v Tomlinson-Blake...
08/08/18
Joanne Moseley
Man bun hairstyle 'gets British Airways worker the sack'
A British Airways check in worker has been dismissed after only a couple of weeks in the job because his hair did not conform to BA's...
07/08/18
Irwin Mitchell
Inquiry into the Enforcement of the Equality Act 2010
Legislation on workers' rights can be complex and difficult to understand, leading to challenges in enforcing individual rights through...
02/08/18