Category Archives: Employment Tribunal Focus
Putting the tribunal service under the microscope.
The territorial scope of Employment Tribunals – The Court of Appeal decisions in British Airways plc v Mak
The territorial scope of Employment Tribunals has seen many challenges over the years, usually from employees in the aviation or shipping industries who as part of their role may work between two (and often many more) legal jurisdictions, and who … Continue reading →
Filed under Case Law Update, Discrimination in the work place, employment law, Employment Tribunal Focus, Territorial Jurisdiction, Trade Unions
Tagged as 45 minute debrief, airline industry, Ba cabin crew, BA plc, bargate murray, British Airways plc, cabin crew, cabin crew claims, court of appeal, employment equality (age) regulations 2006, employment tribunals, Hong Kong, Lord Justice Mummery, maritime, Ms Mak, Philip Henson, race relations act 1976, s.8(1) Race Relations Act 1976, territorial extent, work partly in the united kingdom
Far reaching changes to Employment Tribunals are imminent
Far reaching changes to Employment Tribunals are imminent The launch of the “resolving workplace disputes” consultation by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is described as being the next step in the Governments comprehensive review of employment laws. In … Continue reading →
Filed under Ch ch ch changes, Costs, Discrimination in the work place, Employment Tribunal Focus, Government proposals, Legislative Changes, Mediation, Politics, Trade Unions
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Serial litigants face risk of paying costs
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has dismissed the appeals of “serial litigant” Mr. John Berry. Mr Berry brought (at least) four sets of proceedings in the Employment Tribunal complaining about job adverts which used terminology suggesting that they were targeted … Continue reading →
Filed under Case Law Update, Costs, Employment Tribunal Focus
Tagged as bargate murray, costs in the employment tribunal, employment law advice, employment law advice london, how can i pay for tribunal costs, how much does an employment tribunal cost, job adverts, Philip Henson, serial litigants, www.bargatemurray.com
Court closures – Is Mediation the way Forward?
The Ministry of Justice has recently published several consultations which ask for views on whether to close 103 magistrates’ and 54 county courts that are deemed to be “underused” and “inadequate”. The purpose of the consultation is to “modernise and … Continue reading →
Employment Tribunal claims on the increase
The amount of claims lodged at the Employment Tribunal has recently been published by the beleaguered Tribunals Service[1] for the period 1 April 2009 – 31 March 2010[2]. The statistics show that there has been a massive 56% increase in … Continue reading →
Employers Ability to Pay – Tao Herbs and Acupuncture Limited v Mrs Y Jin
Mrs Jin was employed by Tao Herbs and Acupuncture Ltd, and experienced a “rocky” relationship with her employer. She was dismissed on 23 December 2008, and issued a clam for unfair dismissal. Mrs Jin claimed she had been dismissed unfairly, … Continue reading →
Filed under Case Law Update, Costs, Employment Tribunal Focus
Tagged as ability to pay, bargate murray, Employment, HR advice, Philip Henson, tao herbs
