Part-time worker discrimination | Whistleblowing | Working time | Employment tribunals | Contract law – employment contracts | Unfair dismissal | Flexible working | Indirect associative discrimination | Age discrimination

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Religious beliefs | Constructive dismissal and harassment | Burden of proof – discrimination | Worker status | Discrimination – compensation | Disability discrimination – reasonable adjustments | Unfair dismissal – final written warnings | Unfair dismissal – appeals | Covid-19

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Welcome – indirect discrimination Indirect discrimination occurs when an employer applies a provision, criterion or practice (PCP) to all employees which disadvantages a group of people who share a protected characteristic (such as race or sex). Indirect discrimination can be justified if it is a proportionate way of achieving a legitimate business aim. In making… [Read More]

Welcome – constructive dismissal An employee is constructively dismissed if an employer fundamentally breaches their employment contract, entitling the employee to resign in response and say they were dismissed. The employee must not ‘affirm’ the contract, for example by delaying too long before resigning. Previous case law has shown that a fundamental breach of the… [Read More]

Welcome – Worker status The Uber v Aslam domino rally has begun. In Addison Lee v Lange, the Court of Appeal has refused the employer permission to appeal the EAT’s decision that Addison Lee drivers are workers. Addison Lee provided private hire and courier services. Drivers were formally recruited and given training. They had guidelines… [Read More]