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From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
16 April 2015
Legal update: Diet-controlled type 2 diabetes is not automatically a disability
In Metroline Travel Ltd v Stoute, the Claimant argued that because he suffered from Type 2 diabetes, he was automatically disabled for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010. The Tribunal accepted the Claimant’s argument and the Respondent appealed to the EAT.
31 March 2015
Public holidays - treating part-time employees fairly
Public holidays can be very tricky when trying to work out part-time and casual staff's wages fairly, so here is a quick guide to do some of the work for you.
This blog was first published on www.growthbusiness.co.uk.
30 March 2015
“Dirty Leeds” email lands executive in big trouble
The case of Williams v Leeds United Football Club highlights that in principle there is no limit on the length of time that can pass between an employee’s gross misconduct and their dismissal without notice, if in the interim period the employer was unaware of the employee’s wrongdoing.
11 March 2015
Legal update: New compensation limits confirmed
It may not be the juiciest of employment law topics, but it certainly is something we all need to know – what are the current compensation limits in respect of claims which an employee can bring against his or her employer?
11 March 2015
Legal update: Beware! An exchange of emails could constitute a binding settlement
Bieber and others v Teathers Limited
In Bieber and others v Teathers Limited, the parties’ respective solicitors agreed a figure for settlement of a claim, by email, without either side expressing that the correspondence was “subject to contract”.