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We give regular updates on recent Employment Tribunal cases in our Tribunal Tales articles. You can find the full list of updates below. 

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Tribunal Tales – Rootes v Edward Harte Solicitors

The Claimant in this case was employed as a legal secretary and worked for the Respondent for 18 years. In September of 2021 a colleague came forward with a number of very serious allegations of homophobic and racist speech by the Claimant.

April 18, 2023

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Tribunal Tales – McKnight v F47 Ltd and WBI Ltd

The Claimant started working in the World Up nightclub in November 2021. Less than a month later she began working in a tapas restaurant owned by the same company as an assistant manager.

March 29, 2023

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Tribunal Tales – M Glover v Lacoste UK Ltd and Mr R Harmon

The Claimant was employed as a manager at the global fashion brand Lacoste. She was contracted to work 39 hours per week over five days. Before returning to work after maternity leave the Claimant submitted a flexible working request in order to reduce her days to three fixed days per week. The application was refused, and the Claimant appealed.

February 7, 2023

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Tribunal Tales – Rodgers v Leeds Laser Cutting Ltd

This case looks at whether it is automatically unfair to dismiss an employee who did not attend work due to fears relating to COVID19

January 4, 2023

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Tribunal Tales – Hilaire v Luton Borough Council

The Claimant in this case worked in the youth support department of Luton Borough Council. He suffered from depression and arthritis. This department was going through a restructuring process. This meant that the existing employees had to apply for a position in the new department structure and if they were unsuccessful, they would be made redundant. The Respondents in this case recognised that the Claimant was disabled and made adjustments to their process to account for this.

December 15, 2022

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Tribunal Tales – Irving v TUI Airways

The Claimant in this case worked as cabin crew for TUI from its Glasgow base. She was employed for 20 years until she was dismissed on 31 October 2021 following a redundancy exercise.

November 14, 2022

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Tribunal Tales – University of Dundee v Chakraborty

Mr. Chakraborty raised a grievance with his employer with claims of harassment, bullying, discrimination, and racial abuse. An investigation report was produced, and this was sent to the University’s lawyers who discussed and approved amendments to the report.

October 5, 2022

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Tribunal Tales – Quinn v Sense Scotland

The employee in question was diagnosed with long COVID two weeks after her dismissal

September 21, 2022

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Tribunal Tales – Drummond v HMRC

Mr Hamish Drummond became an employee of HMRC in 2002. In 2018 his position changed, and he was employed as a Compliance Worker in the Hidden Economy department. This role involved looking into companies that did not declare their whole income to HMRC.

August 30, 2022

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Tribunal Tales – Mr J Kovalkovs v 2 Sisters Food Group Ltd

Mr Kovalkovs, the Claimant, was a factory worker at a chicken processing company in Dundee. His Orthodox Christian faith meant that he always wore a crucifix necklace. The company had a foreign body control policy which only permitted employees to wear a wedding band in the factory.

July 28, 2022

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Tribunal Tales – Walters v Active Learning Trust

Rev Keith Walters was employed as a caretaker at the Isle of Ely primary school. In June 2019 he tweeted a post reminding Christians that they should not attend or support any Pride events as they were contrary to the Christian faith and harmful to children. He did this outside of school hours and on his own personal account.

July 13, 2022

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Tribunal Tales – Finn v The British Bung Manufacturing Company Ltd

The Claimant in this case was an electrician who worked for the Respondent for 24 years. He was dismissed in May 2021. During his time at the British Bung Company he had a clean disciplinary record.

May 17, 2022

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