What’s Happening – Video/Multimedia
This week’s published video is from our series of recent webinars, focusing on how social media can affect the workplace for both employees and employers whilst also advising on the best approach to manage such incidents.
2022 Seminar Programme
Further events will be scheduled throughout the year but for now please find the details below for our events on 4 May 2022 and 8th June 2022:
Wednesday 4th May 2022 – 11am – Managing Employees with under 2 years’ service
We will be delivering a seminar which considers how to manage an employee with under two years’ service when concerns arise, and the risks of potential litigation involved when this is not managed correctly. This will include considering claims that can be pursed when an employee does not have two-years continuous employment and how to avoid these.
Wednesday 8th June 2022- Lateness and Short-term absence/ Evalu8 system
In this Seminar we will be covering how to manage employee lateness and absences. Employees’ lateness or absences may be for several reasons and we explore how to manage these situations. We will also present on practical HR solutions manage employee lateness and absence.
The seminar program is now in full swing and links the all the events can be found on our website:
Business Services Seminars – Chadwick Lawrence
In the News
There have been lots of relevant employment law/HR updates this week.
| Boxer losses disability discrimination claims – Murray v SP Transmission plc [2020]
Mr Murray was a professional boxer as well as working for Scottish Power as a Lineperson. In 2017 he suffered a traumatic brain injury during a boxing match. From March 2018 the Claimant returned to work on light duties and attended a number of occupational health assessments. In March 2020 the Claimant was certified as medically unfit despite being keen and eager to turn to work, in response the Respondent would not allow the Mr Murray to return to work. Mr Murray then resigned as a result and sought a claim for constructive unfair dismissal and disability discrimination.
The tribunal found that the Respondent had not discriminated against Mr Murray and not allowing him to return to work was not a breach of the express term of his contract.
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| Statutory Increase of Minimum Wage 2022
From 1 April 2022 the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage are increasing as below:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/minimum-wage-rates-for-2022
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| Serial Vexatious Litigant – Attorney General v Taheri [2022] EAT 35
Mr David Taheri had made over 40 claims to the Employment Tribunal over a period of 10 years which related to an unsuccessful job application. His claims against the employer were all of similar background alleging age, race or disability discrimination.
The Attorney general exercised her power under section 33 Employment Tribunals Act 1996 to make an indefinite restrictions of proceedings order against Mr Taheri on the basis that he had habitually and persistently, and without reasonable grounds, instituted vexatious proceedings in the Employment Tribunal.
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