Insights

5th January 2016

It's long been the case that an employer can be liable for the acts of its employees if the acts are closely connected with their employment. But what if the employee’s actions are “rogue” or unexpected? Is the employer liable then? Morrisons are currently defending a High Court claim brought by nearly 2,000 of its staff, which will explore this question.

5th January 2016

Chris Aldridge looks at the Court of Appeal’s decision of Griffiths v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2015] EWCA (Civ) 1265 which considered an employer’s duty to make reasonable adjustments for a disabled employee, and whether that duty applied to an attendance management policy.

5th January 2016

As the country shuffles back to work following the Christmas and New Year festivities, last year seems like a distant mulled wine induced blur. To help get your brain juices flowing again, we look back at the 6 biggest developments in employment law in 2015.

5th January 2016

In the recent case of Pnaiser v NHS England and Coventry City Council, Ms Tennant, a referee for the Claimant, fell into the trap of giving a negative verbal reference regarding the Claimant’s significant absence from work, which resulted in the Claimant’s job offer being withdrawn and both parties being found liable for disability discrimination.

8th December 2015

Anna Wood looks at the most important phrase in construction – that has no legal definition!

8th December 2015

This month, we interviewed Nicola Allen of David Allen Associates.