Sarah Clarke edits September's employment and discrimination law newsletter

8th September 2020

Sarah Clarke has edited º£½ÇÆÆ½â°æ's latest Employment and Discrimination newsletter, including contributions from Simon Tibbitts, Grace Nicholls, Daniel Brown, and Grace Boorer.

The newsletter provides a round up of the latest employment law news, case law reviews from our leading barristers; and an update on the latest in our series of webinars and our new recorded case law updates.

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News and topics reviewed include:

  • º£½ÇÆÆ½â°æ cautiously reopens offices
  • New: Coronavirus legal updates for employers
  • Simon Tibbitts successful in widely reported sex discrimination case

Case law reviews

  • Walker v Co-Operative Group Ltd & Anor: the Court of Appeal confirms the causative approach to the ‘material factor test’ in equal pay claims.
  • Kelly v PGA European Tour: loss of trust and confidence in an employee unfairly dismissed can be used to prevent re-engagement.
  • Glasgow City Council v Johnstone: when the employment status of foster carers is called into question.
  • Aftala Norfolk Ltd T/A Papa John’s Pizza et al v Read: is an employee who works shifts at two franchises who trade under the same name employed by both?
  • Gallacher v Abellio Scotrail Limited: can a dismissal without any procedure be fair?