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EAT overturns strike-out order

In McMahon v AXA ICAS [2025] EAT 8, the EAT faced a number of issues on appeal around the payment due from a deduction of wages as well as a disability discrimination claim which was struck out by the employment tribunal. The respondent also cross-appealed a decision on deduction of wages, arguing that there was… >>

31 January 2025

EAT looks at how to calculate the rate of pay for a day’s holiday

In East Lancashire NHS Trust v Akram [2025] EAT 2, the EAT followed the approach set out by the Supreme Court in Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland v Agnew [2024] IRLR 56 on how to calculate a day’s pay for holiday pay purposes. It explained that: • a person should receive… >>

17 January 2025

Addison Lee drivers win workers’ status and backpay

In Afshar v Addison Lee Ltd (Case Nos 3306435/2020, 2207566/2021, and 2203454/2021 to 2203455/2021), Addison Lee drivers who rent their vehicles are workers entitled to the national minimum wage when they are logged in and available to work, an employment tribunal has ruled in the latest successful UK group claim against a gig economy employer…. >>

10 January 2025

Dyson must face forced labour allegations in UK court

In Limbu v Dyson Technology Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 1564, Dyson has lost its dispute to keep a forced labour case out of England, as the Court of Appeal ruled that claims that migrant workers were abused in Malaysian factories should be heard in Britain. The Court of Appeal concluded that England was ‘clearly and… >>

2 January 2025

HSBC loses appeal in banker’s sex discrimination case

In HSBC Bank Plc v Chevalier-Firescu [2024] EWCA Civ 1550, the Court of Appeal refused HSBC’s attempt to prevent an investment banker from bringing claims of sex discrimination and victimisation over a job she failed to get six years ago, ruling that recently unveiled feedback on her candidacy could revive her case.

20 December 2024

UK insurers post leadership diversity gains

The insurance industry trade body has said that the sector has increased its senior management-level representation of women last year to 33%. The Association of British Insurers said the proportion of women occupying senior management or director level has gone up from 32% in 2022.

13 December 2024

Ex-University employee gets second shot at harassment case over accent

In Carozzi v University of Hertfordshire [2024] EAT 169 a Brazilian marketing manager has successfully appealed an employment tribunal decision that an English university did not harass her by making comments about her accent, after the EAT ruled that the wrong legal test had been used to dismiss the claim.

6 December 2024

FTT rules on tax treatment of employment tribunal claim settlement payment

In L v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2024] UKFTT 1044 (TC), the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) was required to ascertain the tax treatment of a payment made to the taxpayer by her former employer in settlement of her claim filed with the employment tribunal. The FTT held that, while some aspects of the payment were for… >>

29 November 2024