compensation

Jan

2024

Bank Relieved of Compensation Bill Despite Employee's Unfair Dismissal

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

Financial institutions are entitled to expect their staff to display a high level of probity. An Employment Tribunal (ET) made that point in denying compensation to a bank employee despite having found that his dismissal was unfair (Johnson v...

Mar

2023

College Student Required to Work Late Succeeds in Age Discrimination Claim

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

Mention age discrimination and in the first instance it brings to mind older employees being treated less favourably than their younger colleagues. However, as a case concerning a teenage college student showed, young people enjoy the same legal...

Feb

2023

Wind Turbine Technician Due Compensation for Severed Left Arm

Written by Anonymous (not verified)

Even the most careful employees can suffer industrial accidents for which even the most safety-conscious employers can be held responsible. The High Court made that point in the case of a technician whose left arm was traumatically amputated whilst...

Feb

2023

Employer Pays Price for 'Abject' Failures in Disciplinary Process

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

Dismissing an employee for misconduct without first engaging in a transparent and fair disciplinary process is the legal equivalent of holding a gun to your head and paying out lots of money. In a case on point, an Employment Tribunal (ET) did not...

Jan

2023

Underpaid Overseas Chefs Receive Almost £48,000 in Compensation

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

Employers who persist in paying overseas workers cash-in-hand, at rates below the National Minimum Wage (NMW), may be able to profit in the short term, but as an Employment Tribunal (ET) ruling made plain, they are likely to reap a bitter financial...

Oct

2022

There's a Big Difference Between Assertive Management and Bullying

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

There is all the difference in the world between an assertive management style and one that descends into aggressive bullying. As an Employment Tribunal (ET) ruling showed, employers who fail to take effective steps to stamp out the latter behaviour...

Jun

2022

Talented Artist Struck by Stolen Moped Receives Seven-Figure Compensation

Written by Sydney Mitchell

Brave and determined road accident victims often make remarkable recoveries even from the most serious injuries and go on to achieve great things in life. However, as a case concerning a talented artist showed, such success need not lead to the...

Jun

2022

Secondary Victims and Psychiatric Injury

Written by Sydney Mitchell

If you witness the traumatic death of or another shocking event afflicting a close relative, which in turn results from earlier clinical negligence, are you entitled to compensation for any psychiatric injury you suffer? In considering that burning...

May

2022

£250,000 Compensation for Man Who Fell Through Pub Roof Skylight

Written by Anonymous (not verified)

Some personal injury claims pose a much greater challenge than others but, even in the toughest cases, specialist lawyers can achieve life-changing results. That was certainly so in the case of a young man who suffered catastrophic injuries when he...

May

2022

Big and Sophisticated Companies Need Human Resources Departments to Match

Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

Big companies are expected to have substantial and sophisticated human resources departments to match their stature. An Employment Tribunal (ET) made that point in upholding a call centre worker's unfair dismissal complaint (Clark v DL Insurance...

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compensation

Bank Relieved of Compensation Bill Despite Employee's Unfair Dismissal

College Student Required to Work Late Succeeds in Age Discrimination Claim

Wind Turbine Technician Due Compensation for Severed Left Arm

Employer Pays Price for 'Abject' Failures in Disciplinary Process

Underpaid Overseas Chefs Receive Almost £48,000 in Compensation

There's a Big Difference Between Assertive Management and Bullying

Talented Artist Struck by Stolen Moped Receives Seven-Figure Compensation

Secondary Victims and Psychiatric Injury

£250,000 Compensation for Man Who Fell Through Pub Roof Skylight

Big and Sophisticated Companies Need Human Resources Departments to Match

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