human rights
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Gilham v Ministry of Justice [2017] EWCA Civ 2220
Appeal against the dismissal of a District Judge's claim under Part IVA of the Employment Rights Act 1996 claiming that she had been subjected to various detriments contrary to section 47B of the Act (i.e. whistleblowing) on the basis that she was not a worker within the meaning of the 1996 Act, because she was an office-holder and not a party to a contract falling under either limb of section 230 (3). Appeal dismissed.
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22/12/2017 16:02
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Benkharbouche v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2017] UKSC 62
The question in this case was whether the state is immune as respects proceedings concerning the employment of members of a diplomatic mission, including its administrative, technical and domestic staff.
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23/10/2017 14:44
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Barbulescu v Romania ECHR (application no. 61496/08)
The ECHR holds that there had been a violation of the Claimant's Article 8 rights when his employer dismissed him after monitoring his electronic communications and accessing their contents.
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05/09/2017 12:13
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Vining v London Borough of Wandsworth [2017] EWCA Civ 1092
Appeal against two EAT decisions that 1) ruled that members of local authority parks police forces could not bring claims of unfair dismissal and 2) their trade union could not bring claims for a protective award. The first decision was upheld but the trade union decision was remitted to the ET.
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31/07/2017 10:31
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Warner v B & M Europe and European Patent Office UKEAT/0081/15/RN; UKEAT/0139/16/RN
Appeal against an EJ's order confirming his earlier judgment on reconsideration, holding that the Employment Tribunal had no jurisdiction to hear the Claimant’s complaint of race discrimination and an appeal against another EJ's order refusing the Claimant’s application for reconsideration of that order striking out the Claimant’s complaint under sections 111 and 112 of the Equality Act 2010. Appeals dismissed.
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14/07/2016 10:05
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Terminations - Case Round-Up: June 2016
In this month's round-up, Mark Shulman, consultant solicitor with Keystone Law, looks at an unusual case on “constructive dismissal”, the overlap between disability discrimination and conduct dismissals and the European Convention on Human Rights in unfair dismissal cases.
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13/06/2016 12:16
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Garamukanwa v Solent NHS Trust UKEAT/0245/15/DA
Appeal against the dismissal of claims of unfair dismissal, unlawful race discrimination, victimisation, harassment and wrongful dismissal. Appeal dismissed.
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26/04/2016 11:08
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London Borough of Wandsworth v Vining & Ors UKEAT/0234/13/LA
Appeal against an ET decision that the claimants, who were Parks Police Constables, were not precluded by section 200 of the ERA from bringing claims of unfair dismissal, nor were claims brought by UNISON for a declaration and protective awards precluded by section 280(2) of TULR(C)A. Appeal allowed and the claimants' claim of unfair dismissal were dismissed, as were the claims for declarations and protective awards.
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21/12/2015 10:22
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BBC v Roden UKEAT/0385/14/DA
Appeal against a refusal to set aside or vary an anonymity order. Appeal allowed.
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13/05/2015 14:23
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Hill v Governing Body of Great Tey Primary School UKEAT/0237/12/SM
Appeal against the decision on remedy after a successful claim of unfair dismissal Appeal allowed.
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29/01/2013 17:42
