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Supreme Court Considers Legality of Enhanced Criminal Record Checks
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IIn the case of R (AR) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, the Supreme Court assessed whether it was a breach of AR's right to a private life and right of presumed innocence for an...
Gareth Edwards
Gareth Edwards
VWV
Posted on: 15th August 2018
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Dismissal on the Grounds of Philosophical Belief - Does This Constitute Discrimination?
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The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held in the recent case of Gray v Mulberry that where an employee is the only person to hold a philosophical belief and cannot establish a group disadvantage...
Gareth Edwards
Gareth Edwards
VWV
Posted on: 7th August 2018
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Was It Unfair to Dismiss a Union Representative Who Misused Confidential Information?
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A trade union rep who received photographs of a manager's diary entries was dismissed without notice when raised with HR. Was his dismissal considered unfair? Yes, held the Court of Appeal (CA) in...
Gareth Edwards
Gareth Edwards
VWV
Posted on: 27th June 2018
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Can an Employer Be Liable for Discrimination Arising from Disability Where it Did Not Know the Employee's Misconduct Was Caused By Their Disability?
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The Court of Appeal ('CA') has recently upheld the Employment Appeal Tribunal's ('EAT') decision in City of York Council v Grosset and confirmed that a claim for discrimination arising from...
Gareth Edwards
Gareth Edwards
VWV
Posted on: 29th May 2018
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