Employment Law Advice Solicitors

Banker succeeds in her claim for victimization in the Employment Tribunal

by Employment Law Advice Solicitors April 18, 2013 Employment Law

A banker formerly employed by Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank has succeeded in her Employment Tribunal claim against the latter bank. Ms Bouabdillah left Deutsche Bank in early 2011 after a legal dispute over perceived sex discrimination at Deutsche Bank. She alleged that her male colleagues had been paid bonuses up to three times as much […]

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Personal injury claims and the Employment Tribunal

by Employment Law Advice Solicitors April 4, 2013 Employment Law

We’re going to take a look at the potential for making a claim for personal injury in the Employment Tribunal in this post. This will involve an examination of the following issues: Can I make a personal injury claim in the Employment Tribunal? When can I make a personal injury claim in the Tribunal? What […]

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Unwarranted disciplinaries can cause Employment Tribunal claims

by Employment Law Advice Solicitors March 23, 2013 Employment Law

The recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case of  The Carphone Warehouse Ltd v Martin gives employers an insight into the issue of when disciplinary sanctions may or may not be warranted and what the potential consequences of an uwarranted (threatened) disciplinary is. We’ll take a look at this specific issue in this post and will do so […]

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Worker sacked for wrestling shark whilst on sick leave

by Employment Law Advice Solicitors March 12, 2013 Employment Law

A worker has been sacked from his position in a charity that he helped to build after his employers saw footage of him on Youtube wrestling a shark whilst he was on sick leave. Mr Paul Marshallsea, from Merthyr Tydfil, helped to build the Pant and Dowlais Boys and Girls Club in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, […]

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Employee-shareholder proposals receive a rough ride in the House of Lords

by Employment Law Advice Solicitors February 11, 2013 Employment Law

Both Xpert HR and Paul Waugh have recently released articles detailing the bludgeoning that the Government is receiving from the House of Lords over what has been dubbed their “rights for shares” proposals. We’ll take a look in this post at what those proposals entail, why the Government thinks the proposals are a good idea, […]

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Teacher dismissed for pruning hedge was unfairly dismissed

by Employment Law Advice Solicitors January 30, 2013 Employment Law

A former teacher at a secure unit for problem youngsters in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, has won her unfair dismissal claim against her former employers after she was dismissed in 2011 for allegedly breaching health and safety rules, reports the Telegraph. Ms Tracey Smith, 43, worked for Sheffield Council at Aldine House, a secure unit for […]

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Former banker makes disability discrimination claim against Credit Suisse

by Employment Law Advice Solicitors January 11, 2013 Employment Law

A recent Bloomberg news article reported that a former trader at Credit Suisse was pursuing claims for personal injury and a claim for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination after he was sacked in 2009. Mr Asid Mohamedali, who apparently earned approximately £2.5 million a year, worked for Credit Suisse in their European credit tracing team […]

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