Employment

Employment

St Philips Employment Group shortlisted for Business of the Year at Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards 2018

St Philips Chambers is delighted to announce that the St Philips Employment Group has been shortlisted at the 2018 Birmingham Law Society Legal Awards for Business Team of the Year. In addition, we are further delighted to announce that Gary Carney...

Employment

Time, Policy and Continuing Acts

Petar Starcevic explores time limits in discrimination cases and ongoing acts and the most recent CA decision on the issue. Under s.123 EqA claims for discrimination must generally be brought within 3 months of the discriminatory act, subject to the...

Employment

Employment law implications of Brexit – Dr Mirza Ahmad

This article was originally published by Corporate Live Wire. The UK is heading into a sea of uncertainty and choppy waters as it negotiates a best divorce deal from the European Union and then implement change arising from the June 2016...

Employment

Tribunal Fee Refunds by Bruce Frew

On 26 July 2017, the Supreme Court declared that fees in the Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal were unlawful.  There followed an intention to put in place systems to reimburse parties who had had to pay a fee.  The MoJ and...

Employment

The Leeds Employment Open Day: 23rd November

Employment

Does the EAT give Uber a 5-star rating? – Theodora Hand

Uber began its life as a smartphone app in 2010 in America. It is a competitively priced taxi app which is used by millions, but Uber drivers have joined the increasing number of those working in the ‘gig economy’ who want to clarify their...

Employment

Fundamental Dishonesty Pleas by Petar Starcevic

Dishonest claims have attracted a lot of attention and sanctions in recent years. There has always been the right to bring contempt proceedings against dishonest claimants, but the procedure for an application for committal for contempt of court must...

Employment

Jet2.com v Denby (Employment Appeal Tribunal) – Refusal of Employment on the Ground of Trade Union Activities – Paul Wilson

Paul Wilson has successfully defended an appeal in the EAT from a decision of the Leeds ET, in which he represented Mr Denby, an airline pilot, that Jet2.com acted unlawfully contrary to section 137 TULRCA 1992 in refusing him employment after he had...