Sarah Clarke edits September's employment and discrimination law newsletter
8th September 2020
Sarah Clarke has edited 3PB'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:
- 3PB 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?
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