In some cases, yes. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has confirmed that an employer violated an employee's right to freedom of expression when dismissing him for publishing personal blog posts in relation to his work.
Complaints by a worker that they had been defamed may have whistleblowing protection if the worker subjectively believed them to be in the public interest regardless of their motive, confirms the Court of Appeal.
Employers cannot rely solely on the Home Office's Employer Checking Service (ECS) right to work check when making decisions about an employee's immigration status.
When only one of a number of alleged acts is determined by the ET as discriminatory, it causes debate over whether it can be considered part of a continuing act of discrimination.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) recently upheld a judgement confirming that a dentist was 'likely to succeed' in an unfair dismissal claim based on whistleblowing.
UK employers are not required to allow an employee to carry over all of their annual leave if they have been unable to take it due to sickness absence.
A manager's attempts to manipulate the outcome of a disciplinary investigation could put your organisation at risk of a successful unfair dismissal claim.
A discrimination claim against Network Rail leaves the ET and EAT divided over whether reversing an employee's dismissal extinguishes detriment in equality law.
In a recent case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) commented that where the advisor is expected to advise on merits and quantum, as well as the terms and effect of the proposed settlement, a contribution of £500 would not be sufficient.
In a recent case, the High Court refused to grant an interim injunction restraining Ms Alles, a journalist and women's rights campaigner from publishing allegedly defamatory material about a teacher she had been investigating.
The government has finally published its response to the Women and Equalities Select Committee's (WESC) June 2019 report on the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in workplace harassment and discrimination cases.
Former television presenter Christa Ackroyd, who was engaged by the BBC through a personal service company, should be taxed as an employee according to the Upper Tribunal.
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held that installing covert CCTV to monitor workplace theft did not violate the employees' privacy rights.
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