AI applications such as ChatGPT have, over the last 12 months or so, become an important tool in improving business efficiency. However, a recent tribunal judgment indicates that it is not just employers who are taking advantage of AI. It was recently credited with encouraging a serial litigant to lodge a disability discrimination claim against… [Read More]

Employers who want to hire workers from outside the UK must generally have a sponsor licence. This includes hiring workers from the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland, who arrived in the UK after 31 December 2020. A sponsor licence ensures the employer can legally employ overseas workers. Significant consequences if employers break visa rules… [Read More]

Employees who have worked for a company for over two years are protected by law against unfair dismissal. This means that if an employer wants to dismiss such an employee, they need to: There are five fair reasons for dismissal, one of which is known as “some other substantial reason” (SOSR). SOSR is often used… [Read More]

A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) case has highlighted that making comments about someone’s accent, such as saying it’s hard to understand, can be considered unlawful racial harassment. Carozzi v University of Hertfordshire In Carozzi v University of Hertfordshire, an employee accused her employer  of several types of discrimination and harassment. Some of her claims… [Read More]