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An introduction The Queen’s speech was delivered on 21st June 2017. The speech contained a number of implications for employment law. In her speech the Queen referred to making further progress in relation to the gender pay gap. On average, women in Scotland earn £182.90 per week less than men. The gender pay gap in …
In his book, “Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion”, Dr Robert Cialdini tells the story of a nurse who got written instructions from a doctor to treat a person who was complaining of a sore ear. Administer medicine in R ear. The tale continues with the nurse apparently misreading the last two “words” of that direction. …
What was the case about? In Charlesworth v Dransfields Engineering Services Ltd UKEAT/0197/16/JOJ, the employment appeal tribunal considered whether making an employee redundant following long term illness due to cancer amounted to disability discrimination. The legal background A definition of discrimination can be found in the Equality Act 2010. In general terms an employer cannot treat …
What was the case about? In The Government Legal Service v Brookes UKEAT/0302/16 the employment appeal tribunal considered whether a job applicant with Asperger’s syndrome suffered disability discrimination by virtue of having to undergo a multiple choice test. What does the Equality Act 2010 say about discrimination? Indirect discrimination is defined in section 19 of …
If an employee wants to end their contract of employment with an employer or vice versa and if both parties are agreeable to this, they may want to enter into a legally binding written agreement which sets out the terms of ending that relationship from both the employer and the employee’s perspective. The agreement usually …
Did you know? If an employee is required to attend a disciplinary meeting at work they have an unfettered right to be accompanied by a companion in the form of a colleague or trade union representative. The recent employment tribunal decision in the case of Gnahoua v Abellio London Limited is reaffirmation for employees of …
Over its short life, Elgin’s ‘Dandy Lion’ statue has stirred up controversy in several ways. For its supporters, the 10-foot top-hat-wearing big cat (with fishtail) makes a positive contribution to the makeover of the town centre as a whole. It is striking and has individuality – almost seeming to be shouting: “I don’t care what …
On 25 February 1854, James Green of Aberlour signed his life away for the next 4 years. Or, to be more exact, his father, William Green, a farmer at Ruthrie, Aberlour, did so on his behalf. From 01 March 1853, James Green had become apprentice to William Grigor and Robert Young – the original “Grigor …
