The EAT has considered whether an employer’s requirement for female employees to use the men’s toilet facilities amounted to sex discrimination.
Toilet Facilities
Long Covid May Be A Disability
The employment tribunal case of Burke v Turning Point Scotland has confirmed that long Covid may be a disability which is protected under the Equality Act
Is Calling A Man Bald, Sexual Harassment?
Is Calling A Man Bald, Sexual Harassment? In the case of Finn v (1) The British Bung Manufacturing Company and (2) King, the tribunal considered whether calling someone bald at work constituted harassment on the grounds of sex under the Equality Act 2010.
Woman who had termination after being demoted to waitress wins sexual discrimination
Woman who had termination after being demoted to waitress wins sexual discrimination. The restaurant manager told a tribunal how she had an abortion when she was demoted to a waitress after telling bosses she was pregnant.
Record Disability Discrimination Payout for Welsh firm Jewson
Record Disability Discrimination Payout for Welsh firm Jewson, Jonathan Jones had been employed by Jewson for 22 years as a branch manager when he suffered a stroke and was dismissed due to ill health.
Barmaid dismissed by text message whilst on maternity leave wins £8,500
Barmaid dismissed by text message whilst on maternity leave wins £8,500, she was not given notice and had not been given a contract of employment.
Sex Discrimination: £45,000 award after employer pretended employee didn’t qualify for statutory maternity pay
Sex Discrimination, a tribunal in Northern Ireland has awarded £45,000 to a woman whose employer pretended she wasn’t entitled to statutory maternity pay.
