Jo Faragher
ArticleConstruction workers win compensation claim against defunct employer
Twelve ex-employees of a construction firm have been awarded compensation after their employer – which fell into administration last year – did not hold a formal consultation process.
ArticleRecruiter who returned to empty office after maternity leave wins £25,000
A former recruiter has won £25,000 in compensation at an employment tribunal after she returned to an empty office following her maternity leave.
ArticleSupreme Court rules legal definition of woman based on biological sex
The Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of a woman under the Equality Act 2010 is based on biological sex.
ArticleSick pay changes mean 1.3 million will receive up to £100 more a week
More than a million low-paid workers will be entitled to higher statutory sick pay rates in changes expected to be introduced next year.
ArticleLaw firm discriminated against partner with compulsory retirement policy
A law firm discriminated against a senior partner through a mandatory retirement policy, the employment tribunal has found.
ArticleFour BBC presenters launch equal pay appeal
Four female BBC news presenters are appealing against a tribunal decision that prevented them pursuing an equal pay claim.
ArticlePublic sector workers see post-budget pay boost
Public sector pay awards have overtaken private sector rises for the first time since Autumn 2020, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
ArticleDisabled workers lose out on £4,300 a year due to pay gap
Disabled workers effectively ‘stop’ earning for the year from Thursday 7 November as a result of the pay gap between them and non-disabled workers.
ArticleSecond major four-day week trial begins
The first official pilot of a four-day week under the Labour government has begun this week, with a view to presenting the findings next summer.
ArticleLifetime provider model for pensions scrapped
Plans to introduce a pot for life for employee pensions will no longer go ahead, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
ArticleFather awarded £20,000 after gossip about his flexible working
A man has won more than £20,000 in a claim for sex-based harassment after his colleagues ‘gossiped’ about him working flexible hours.
ArticleTribunal strikes equal pay from BBC presenter claims
An employment tribunal has ruled that four female BBC presenters who have taken legal action against the broadcaster cannot include equal pay as part of their claim.
ArticleManchester United in court action after HR data breach
A group of workers at Manchester United said they are suing the football club for an HR data breach, according to a lawyer leading the action.
ArticleSaga launches paid leave policy for grandparents
Saga, which specialises in insurance and products for the over-50s, has offered paid grandparental leave as a benefit for its 2,500 employees.