Gareth Graham edits August's employment and discrimination law newsletter
4th August 2020
Gareth Graham has edited 3PB's latest Employment and Discrimination newsletter, including contributions from Katherine Anderson, Sarah Clarke, and Naomi Webber.
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.
Click here to view the newsletter.
News and topics reviewed include:
- Tribunals update
- Evaluation of court and tribunal video hearings
- Judicial College issues guidance on remote hearings
- Supreme Court employment appeals
- New law to ensure furloughed employees receive full redundancy payments
- Employment webinar: religion and belief in the workplace
Case law reviews
- Can a Tribunal use the “but for” test to determine unfair treatment arising from disability?: Robinson v Department for Work and Pensions [2020] EWCA Civ 859
- Workers status sent spinning: Varnish v British Cycling
- Was an employee who resigned as a result of a restructuring exercise constructively unfairly dismissed?: Argos Ltd v Kuldo Appeal No. UKEAT/0225/19/BA
- Is it an error of law to consider the requirements of s6 EQA in a sequential order?: Khorochilova v Euro Rep Ltd UKEAT/0266/19/DA
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