In Pearson v Greenwood Academies Trust (Case No: 3311389/2023), an employment tribunal (ET) has ordered a school trust to pay £248,184 to a teacher it fired after she failed to report concerns about a pregnant student, ruling that the trust was shifting blame for an institutional failure. The ET ruled that Greenwood Academies Trust in northern England must compensate Mary-Ann Pearson for firing her over concerns she didn’t flag that a student was sexually abused and became pregnant, because none of the staff were aware of what was happening. Pearson had worked as a PE teacher for 18 years and raised concerns in the past about a pregnant student so she was clearly aware of her duties. The trust had also failed to explain why a teacher with a good record of reporting concerns would ‘one day just stop doing so, especially after such a long and unblemished career history’.
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Policy statement PS25/23: Tackling non‑financial misconduct in financial services, following amendment of the Code of Conduct (COCON) and the Fit and Proper test for Employees and Senior Personnel (FIT) sourcebooks. The policy statement contains final guidance on serious non-financial misconduct (NFM) in the financial services sector, and aims… >>
The President of Employment Tribunals (England & Wales), Judge Barry Clarke, has announced the launch of 18 explainer videos on YouTube aimed at improving access to justice by clarifying tribunal procedures and complex employment law for unrepresented parties. The initiative also seeks to help litigants present focused claims and responses, reducing case management time. This… >>
In Lockwood v Cheshire and Wirral NHS Foundation Trust (ET case numbers: 2401211/2024, 2407178/2024), an employment tribunal has rejected a non-binary National Health Service (NHS) worker’s complaint over repeated misgendering at work, ruling that protections under equality laws did not apply. Judge Nicky Benson ruled that Haech Lockwood, a Cheshire and Wirral NHS Foundation Trust… >>