In light of recent celebrity workplace harassment claims, here Karen Plumbley-Jones, Managing Associate (Practice Development Lawyer) at Bond Dickinson LLP, discusses with Lawyer Monthly harassment in the workplace and the responsibilities of employers. This follows two recently published surveys, one carried out by ComRes for BBC Radio 5 on sexual harassment in the workplace and […]
US quarterback and former San Francisco 49ers player Colin Kaepernick is taking legal action against the entirety of the NFL’s team owners on grounds of collusion. According to Mike Freeman of Bleacher Report, Kaepernick has hired an attorney and will claim NFL league team proprietors have colluded to keep him unemployed and out of the […]
Below, Claire Brook, an Employment Law Partner at Aaron & Partners LLP, talks to Lawyer Monthly about the recent case of Bogdan Mihai Barbulescu, and delves into the legal bindings of monitoring private messages in the workplace. In 2016, the Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that a Romanian employer did […]
In a case that has, for a decade, surpassed people’s understanding of European human rights and employment law, the tables have now turned. Last week the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that a Romanian man, Mr Bogdan Mihai Barbulescu, should not have been sacked for sending private messages on Yahoo messaging on his […]
The recent Supreme Court decision in R (on the application of Unison) v Lord Chancellor that makes employment tribunal fees unlawful raises important questions for affected claimants and employers, says Andrew Masters, a Partner and Head of Employment at UK law firm Furley Page. The immediate effect is fees are no longer payable and those […]
Last week lawyer monthly reported on the infamous Google Diversity memo that circulated from within the corporation and sparked much backlash worldwide. The employee that posted the memo, James Damore, was subsequently fired and Google, or specifically Pichai, said: “our co-workers shouldn’t have to worry that each time they open their mouths to speak in […]
Noele McClelland, Employment specialist and Partner at Thorntons provides an insight to mental health Issues in the workplace. It is estimated that approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK experience a mental health problem each year. Anxiety and depression are now the most common mental health disorders in Britain, with 7.8% of people meeting the criteria for diagnosis. […]
In light of mental health awareness, the next two features give advice into how to cope with stress in the workplace. We hear from Kate Headley, the Director of Clear Company, who has given a short introduction and background into the importance of addressing stress and mental health, addressing the legal issues, for lawyers and […]
My Legal Life – Constantine Law It Is Time to Do Law Differently… After 20 years as an employment lawyer I thought: “there must be more to working life than this”, (i.e. the ever increasing hours, the ever increasing fee rates and ever increasing disgruntlement among staff). I also thought: “if, as someone who advises […]
Raphael Prais, lawyer at LHS Solicitors, analyses the European Court of Justice ruling on wearing religious symbols in the workplace, and its implications for businesses across the UK. As you will be aware, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has given a ruling on wearing religious clothing, such as Islamic headscarves, at work. Before exploring […]
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