From 6 April 2024, new increased compensation limits for employment tribunal claims will come into force, including a revised figure of £700 (currently £643) for the maximum amount of a week’s pay (used for calculating various awards including statutory redundancy payments and unfair dismissal basic awards), and a higher maximum unfair dismissal compensatory award of… >>
In Mathur v HMRC [2024] UKUT 38 (TCC), the Upper Tribunal (UT) held that the First-tier Tax Tribunal (FTT) did not err in law in deciding that a payment made to the appellant, Ms Mathur, by her former employer in settlement of Employment Tribunal proceedings was subject to income tax as employment income under section… >>
In Carryl v Governing Body of Manford Primary School [2023] EAT 167 the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that when an employment judge is deciding the amount of a deposit order it should ask a paying party how much money they have coming in and going out so that the judge has a view as… >>
A British university unfairly sacked a professor for saying that Zionism is a racist ideology, a tribunal has ruled, concluding that the academic institution discriminated against him because his views were protected beliefs. Pro Employment LawFormed in 2017, following significant legislative changes designed to increase competition within the legal services marketplace, Pro Employment Law is… >>
Only workers are entitled to bring claims in respect of whistleblowing when they have suffered detriment and/or dismissal because of making a protected disclosure. Job applicants do not have the same protection, unless they fall within the provisions for applicants for positions with certain specified NHS employers, according to the EAT. Pro Employment LawFormed in… >>
A gender-critical professor has persuaded an employment tribunal that a university harassed and discriminated against her based on her views before unfairly pushing her to resign. Employment Judge Jennifer Young ruled on 22 January 2024 that Open University professors led a ‘call to discriminate’ against Professor Jo Phoenix by releasing an open letter protesting against… >>
HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has updated the guidance on How to join a Cloud Video Platform (CVP) hearing following the release of the new version of CVP. Pro Employment LawFormed in 2017, following significant legislative changes designed to increase competition within the legal services marketplace, Pro Employment Law is a progressive set of… >>
The various protections for the employee built into section 147 of Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010) do not exclude the settlement of future claims so long as the types of claim are clearly identified and the objective meaning of the words used encompassed settlement of the relevant claim. A settlement agreement can relate to a future… >>
The Court of Appeal allowed HMRC’s appeal against a decision of the Upper Tribunal (UT) that a ‘facilitation payment’ made as part of a package of incentives offered by the respondent to its employees who were members of its defined benefit pension scheme in recognition of proposed changes to the scheme was not ‘from an… >>