Snell v Network Rail – Is it discriminatory to pay a male parent taking shared parental leave less than a female parent taking maternity leave?

Hello and welcome back to your weekly case law update. Last week we looked at the validity of settlement of agreements and we also did a feature on discrimination during recruitment following the Matching Models controversy. This week we will be looking at shared parental leave. Today’s case is only an ET judgement so is therefore not binding on […]

By |2016-10-14T08:31:11+00:00October 14th, 2016|Employment Tribunals|0 Comments

British Gas v Lock – Latest holiday pay judgment

Judgement has been handed down in one of the long running holiday pay cases that dates back to 2014. The Court of Appeal has ruled that commission should be included in holiday pay, affirming the previous decision of the EAT. However, once again the judgement did not indicate any time period over which the holiday […]

By |2016-10-13T14:41:50+00:00October 13th, 2016|Employment Tribunals|0 Comments

Recruitment discrimination case study – Matching Models

Matching Models, a recruitment company targeted at skilled and beautiful personnel, has come under scrutiny for a recent advert for a personal assistant with a ‘classic look, brown long hair with b-c cup.’ A move that is something out of a Mad Men episode not recruitment in 2016! Further adverts included a personal chauffeur to […]

By |2016-10-07T13:54:00+00:00October 7th, 2016|Age Discrimination|0 Comments

Can the Employment Tribunal set aside a settlement agreement?

Welcome back to Case of the Week. Last week’s bumper newsletter examining NMW rates, the apprenticeship levy, ACAS tattoo guidance and modern slavery. This week’s case will be looking at settlement agreements. We recently covered a case that said without prejudice discussions could be admitted as evidence if they are not labelled properly and this case goes further by […]

By |2016-10-07T08:31:20+00:00October 7th, 2016|Settlement Agreements|0 Comments