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Settling the Volcanic Ash Fallout - Stranded Workers
As yet more volcanic ash poses problems for thousands of employees wishing to go abroad on annual leave, many workers remain stranded, are unable to return home and cannot return to work. Increasingly, it is becoming necessary for businesses and employment... -
Volunteers are not covered by the Disability Discrimination Act
In X v Mid-Sussex CAB it was confirmed that 'volunteers' e.g. unpaid charity or Citizens Advice Bureau workers, are not protected by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) or the EU Framework Directive. The Claimant (X), who was disabled, was a... -
Dress code and discrimination
"A code which applies a conventional standard of appearance is not in and of itself discriminatory" In the case of Danise v The Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis , the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) held that asking a male employee... -
Risk assessments for pregnant workers
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) confirmed in the case of O'Neill v Buckinghamshire County Council , that certain preconditions must be met for an employer to fall under a duty to conduct a risk assessment for a pregnant worker. It held that there... -
Sex discrimination - Extent of pregnancy protection during IVF treatment
In the case of Sahota v The Home Office the Employment Appeals Tribunal considered the extent of protection from sex discrimination for women undertaking in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment. It considered whether IVF treatment was to be treated as... -
Top 5 Considerations to Combat FIFA Fever
Healys' employment law solicitor, Victoria Regan, considers how a major sporting event can affect a business. The FIFA World Cup 2010 is only days away, running from 11 June 2010 to 11 July 2010, but many employers are still unprepared and yet to consider... -
Sham redundancy can't hide age discrimination
"younger, entrepreneurial profile" = age discrimination Mr Achim Beck, a 42 year old banker, has won an age discrimination claim against the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) after the firm made him ‘redundant'. Mr Beck was head of... -
Stigma damages possible in discrimination proceedings
In Chagger v Abbey National plc the Employment Appeals Tribunal handed down guidance when calculating financial loss in discrimination cases. The Court of Appeal held that when an employee is dismissed on discriminatory grounds, the dismissing employer... -
Belief in climate change can be a philosophical belief
In the case of Grainger plc and others v Nicholson , the Employment Appeals Tribunal held that a genuine belief in man made climate change and the alleged resulting moral imperatives, is capable of being a ‘philosophical belief' in accordance with... -
Healys employment solicitors review compensation limits for unfair dismissal
February 2010, Healys employment solicitors in London and Brighton review the Annual Compensation Limits for Statutory Employment Claims. When the Annual Compensation Limits for Statutory Employment Claims are reviewed, it is always timely to remind... -
Holiday - use it or lose it. Healys employment solicitors look at a case
The specialist employment solicitors at Healys in London and Brighton look at an Employment Appeal Tribunal involving an employee's holiday entitlement. In the case of Lyons v Mitie Security Ltd (MS Ltd), the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decided... -
Health and Safety - VDU Use
More and more workers are spending a large part of their day looking at a computer screen. The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 specifically deal with the health and safety issues associated with working with VDUs. The Health... -
Health and Safety Breaches - Penalties
The Health and Safety Offences Act 2008 received Royal Assent on 16 October 2008 and came into force on 1 January 2009. It amends Section 33 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and has increased penalties for breaches of health and safety... -
Get the Christmas Party Right
It’s that time of year again. Love them or hate them, the invitations to office Christmas parties will be arriving soon if they haven’t already. For employers, parties pose a particular threat. Here are some tips on making sure your... -
Compromise Agreements
As a general rule, ‘out of court settlements’ of employment disputes are not legally binding in that they cannot exclude an employee's right to take the matter concerned to an Employment Tribunal (ET). A formal compromise agreement is one of the... -
Recruitment - Preventing Illegal Working Without Discrimination
Hardly a day goes by without there being some mention of illegal immigration in the news. The number of people discovered working here unlawfully has risen sharply in recent years. There has been much talk of the possible introduction of a national identity... -
False Claims on a CV - What to Do
According to research by the Risk Advisory Group, more than half of CVs submitted by job applicants contain lies or inaccuracies. These range from gaps in employment history to false claims regarding qualifications and failure to mention fraud committed... -
Compromise Agreements - Tax Position Clarified
A compromise agreement is an agreement made between an employer and an employee who is having their contract of employment terminated. It sets out the terms under which the termination will take place and contains a provision that the employee will receive a...
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Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. SRA No. 510079 | A list of the members of the LLP and of non-members who are described as partners is available for inspection at the registered office address shown above.
Healys and Healys Solicitors are trading names of Healys LLP which is a Limited Liability Partnership. Registration number OC342610.
We use the word partner to refer to a member of the LLP, or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications.