Tribunal Tale – Tillman v Egon Zehnder Limited
Background
Employers in certain industries, particularly those that involve sales, client lists and valuable confidential information, often include Restrictive Covenants (RCs) in their employment contracts. RCs are designed to prevent the employee from doing certain things when they leave, such… Tribunal Tale – Khawaja v Transport for London
The facts of the case
Mr Khawaja (MK), of Pakistani descent, worked for Transport for London (TfL) from October 2016 as a Principal Tunnel Traffic Coordinator. MK’s team had conference calls twice per day, and also organised ‘huddles’ on a… Tribunal Tale – Baldeh v Churches Housing Association of Dudley and District Ltd
Background
One form of disability discrimination that is often considered in the Employment Tribunal (ET) is ‘discrimination arising from a disability’. Essentially, this involves an employer treating an employee less favourably because of something that happens as a result of… Tribunal Tale – Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust v Starling
Background
We would expect almost all employers to have a number of standard policies in their arsenal, one of the most important of which being a disciplinary policy.
Such a policy is a way for an employer to outline the… Tribunal Tale – North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust v Gregg
Background
Many professions in the UK are regulated by a supervisory authority, such as those in healthcare, law, education and financial services. In some cases, authorities have the power to suspend or revoke an individual’s ability to practise in their… Tribunal Tale – Choksi v Royal Mail Group
The facts of the case
Mr Choksi worked for Royal Mail (RM) for 27 years, most recently as an operational support manager. RM provides ‘cloud’ (online) storage accounts to employees, which are protected by individual passwords that employees are not… Tribunal Tale – Tywyn Primary School v Aplin
The facts of the case
Mr Aplin was an openly gay 42 year old head teacher. In 2015 he met two 17 year olds on the gay app Grindr and had consensual sex with them. The local authority investigated the… Tribunal Tale – Furlong v the Chief Constable of Cheshire Police
Background
Treating job applicants fairly should be one of the cornerstones of any recruitment process. Most employers will know that in the vast majority of cases they shouldn’t make decisions based on gender, race, religion, age or any other protected… Tribunal Tale – Appeal updates
The Court of Appeal (CA) has had a busy month, and has recently issued two decisions that are likely to be of interest to employers. In this update we briefly summarise the previous case law and outline what the CA… Tribunal Tale – Flemming v East of England Ambulance Services NHS Trust
Background
Most reasonable employers will (at least initially) take a sympathetic view in relation to genuine absence, attempt to support the employee and take steps to facilitate their return to work. Of course, in the case of prolonged absence where…