56 h. ago Consultant should have referred teenager to intensive care, tribunal rules

Martha Mills, 13, died in the early hours of August 31 2021.

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60 h. ago Convicted Somalian knife attacker wins human rights case to stay in UK because his clan faces persecution in his home country

Abdilahi Essa Darwish, 41, was jailed for violence and wielding a blade in 2021 but  has since won an immigration case after an asylum tribunal ruled he may come to harm if he is sent back.

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1 week ago Implying your office colleagues have stolen your work mug when it goes missing will probably come across as 'out of proportion', tribunal rules as worker loses race discrimination case

Adeel Habib began working as a credit support associate for the electrical giant at their office in Poole, Dorset in January 2023, but he only stayed at the company for under four months.

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1 week ago Work from home is allowed to supervise your gardener, tribunal rules as company director wins £30,000 payout

IT director Ben Wicken had been scheduled to meet company founder Christophe Boudet in person to try to resolve a work disagreement, the employment tribunal heard.

Economics

1 week ago It’s OK to work from home to supervise gardeners, employment tribunal rules

London judge says IT director unfairly dismissed over request to attend important meeting by video callThe question of when working from home is acceptable – and when you really should be at an office desk – is becoming one of modern life’s conundrums.An employment tribunal has suggested it may be OK to remain at home if you need to supervise workers, even if it means attending an important meeting remotely. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Calling a man bald, wearing trainers and air kissing: From the surprising to the bizarre, the office behaviours ruled lawful and unlawful at employment tribunals

Have you ever called a man bald, sent a birthday card to someone who didn't really want it, or sung a Victoria Wood song in a suggestive way?

Society

2 w. ago Sighing at a colleague in frustration could be discriminatory, tribunal rules

UK software engineer successfully sues employer for disability discrimination after complaining about manager’s sighingSighing at a colleague at work in frustration could breach equality laws, an employment tribunal has ruled.Nonverbal expressions of disappointment or irritation could amount to discrimination, a judge said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sighing at a work colleague in frustration is harassment: Software engineer successfully sues tech firm for discrimination over manager's 'exaggerated exhales' that left him anxious

Robert Watson broke down in tears after his manager repeatedly sighed and made 'exaggerated exhales', which the tribunal ruled amounted to disability discrimination.

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3 w. ago Female exec subject to vile sexism from boss who said 'you don't belong here, this is a man's world', slapped her bottom with a ruler and said women are a 'f***ing nightmare' wins tribunal

Angela Piromalli was subjected to a string of misogynistic remarks by Ian Jolliffe, who even slapped her bottom with a ruler, a tribunal heard.

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