Case Background In Hilton Foods Solutions v Wright [2024] EAT 28 the Employment Appeal Tribunal considered the meaning of “sought to take” parental leave under the Maternity and Paternity Leave etc. Regulations 1999 (the “Regulations”). Under the Regulations, an employee is to be regarded as unfairly dismissed if the reason, or principal reason, is connected with […]
What Are Employee Rights During Company Insolvency?
A company is considered to be insolvent when it is unable to pay its debts as and when they fall due, or if it has insufficient assets to meet all its debts. Under these conditions, a company may be placed into administration to see if it can be “rescued” that is, by going into a […]
Universities and the Duty of Care
A recent tragic case highlighted the lack of a statutory duty of care owed by providers of higher education to their students. Natasha Abrahart, a student at the University of Bristol, suffered from social anxiety and took her own life on the day she was due to give a presentation to hundreds of fellow students. A […]
Disability discrimination due to neurodiverse conditions
In the recent case of Miss L Crawford v The Chief Constable of Cumbria Constabulary an Employment Tribunal ruled that an autistic Police Officer who was rejected from firearms training, was found to have been treated unfavourably and to have suffered discrimination. Miss Crawford, a Police Officer with Cumbria Police, suffered direct disability discrimination, indirect disability discrimination, and was […]