Simon Tibbitts provides an employment case law update
7th July 2017
Simon Tibbitts provides an employment case law update covering:
(1) Discrimination awards – all rise by 10%!: De Souza v Vinci Construction (UK) Ltd [2017] EWCA Civ 879
(2) Conduct of an employee does not have to be culpable (whether negligent, reckless or dishonest) in order to constitute a potentially fair reason under s.98(2)(b) ERA 1996: JP Morgan v Ktorza (UKEAT/0311/16/JOJ)
(3) Privilege against self-incrimination and when it arises in the ET: Coletta v Bath Hill Court (Bournemouth) Management Company Ltd (UKEAT/0297/16/RN)
(4) Court of Appeal reminds us again that ‘because of’ is not to be equated with a simple ‘but for’ analysis: Greater Manchester Police v Bailey [2017] EWCA Civ 425
(5) Farmah and ors v Birmingham City Council (UKEAT/0286/15/JOJ)
(6) King v The Sash Window Workshop Ltd
Please click here to read Simon's case law update.
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