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Magara Law
Feb 45 min read
What rights do I have as a pregnant employee in the UK?
Pregnancy is an exciting time but it can also bring up a lot of questions about your rights as an employee.
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Magara Law
Feb 33 min read
Government Introduces Neonatal Care Leave Rights Effective 6th April 2025
This is a landmark development that recognises the challenges families face when their newborns require specialised hospital care.
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Magara Law
Jan 191 min read
Tribunal awards employee nearly £20,000 for pregnancy discrimination
There are serious consequences of pregnancy discrimination, and the judgment clearly highlights the importance of dealing with each employee
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Magara Law
Jan 182 min read
Driver’s f-word slur at colleague not a sackable offence
Ogden accepted that he said to the victim, "Becky you can’t do that, are you a f***ing m***? No wonder it takes you 19 weeks to lose a stone
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Magara Law
Jan 171 min read
Senior Executive Branded "Old Fossil" Wins £3.2m in Age Discrimination Case
This award was one of the largest in recent employment tribunal history and underscores the serious consequences of age discrimination.
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Magara Law
Jan 152 min read
Greek Orthodox Priest Wins Unfair Dismissal Claim Over Work-from-Home Request
This case highlights the challenges faced by traditional institutions in adapting to modern workplace expectations.
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Magara Law
Jan 142 min read
Calling Women ‘Birds’ is Sexual Harassment, Tribunal Rules
An employment tribunal has ruled that calling women “birds” in the workplace is a form of sexual harassment.
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Magara Law
Jan 72 min read
Tribunal Rules No Sex Discrimination in Female Tube Driver’s Case Over Saturday Shifts
An employment tribunal has dismissed claims of sex discrimination.
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Magara Law
Oct 15, 20243 min read
Discrimination & "Hypersensitivity"
To what extent do workers have to put up with “blunt” comments and “direct” management styles? In-house counsel, Miss Sithirapathy,...
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Magara Law
Oct 15, 20242 min read
Pay of sleep-in workers
Another couple of long running cases have recently been decided, Mencap v Tomlinson-Blake and Shannon v Rampersad . Both concern the pay...
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Magara Law
Oct 15, 20243 min read
No Jab, No Job – Can My Employer Make Me Get A Covid-19 Vaccine?
As of July 2021, there were some 46 million people in the UK who had received a Covid-19 vaccine. However, there are still numerous...
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Magara Law
Oct 15, 20241 min read
Vento Bands - Discrimination
The Vento bands have been updated following joint Presidential guidance . For claims that are presented on or after 6 April 2021, the...
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Magara Law
Oct 15, 20242 min read
The COVID-19 Roadmap for Employment Tribunals
We are on the way to returning to 'normal' in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Employment Tribunal's general position remains that...
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Magara Law
Oct 15, 20241 min read
Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regs to be revoked
The Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020 SI 2020/1122, which came into force on 4 November 2020 had set a £95,000...
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Magara Law
Oct 15, 20242 min read
Making redundancies? Watch the talent pool
The Employment Appeal Tribunal confirmed that an employer’s policy to promote only from their ‘talent pool’ was indirectly discriminatory...
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Magara Law
Oct 15, 20241 min read
Employment Status - case law update - Could you be an employee?
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (‘EAT’) in Varnish v British Cycling has upheld the decision of an Employment Tribunal that the claimant,...
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Magara Law
Oct 15, 20242 min read
Employment Law Updates - From 6 April 2020
Usually, every April, changes to existing regulations come into force in the UK. Below are some of the most significant changes to...
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Magara Law
Oct 15, 20242 min read
The Gig Economy: Where are we now?
Holiday pay and national minimum wage - isn’t everyone entitled? Yes, if they’re employed or classed as a worker. But an underclass of so...
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Magara Law
Oct 14, 20242 min read
Making redundancies? Watch the talent pool
The Employment Appeal Tribunal confirmed that an employer’s policy to promote only from their ‘talent pool’ was indirectly discriminatory...
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Magara Law
Oct 14, 20242 min read
Anti-Zionist professor wins Employment Tribunal case
Case: David Miller -v- University of Bristol In what was a test case for philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010, a University...
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