Posts

equality-act210911_t

Pregnancy – Equality Act protection

“I’m pregnant”. “Don’t bother to come back in!” This is what happened to one of our clients. Even though there has been statutory protection against dismissal on grounds of pregnancy since the 1970’s, the employer in our case appears to think that the law does not apply to them. Which, in this day of squeezed [keep reading...]

Hogarth_Industry-and-Idleness-The-Fellow-Prentices-at-their-Looms-plate-T

Can CV fraud be excused?

In the age of digital scanners the ease with which fraud can be executed is potentially dangerous for employers. Shepherd Chitowo, Luton resident, originally from Zimbabwe therefore, no doubt, a refugee from the tyrant Mugabe, forged a certificate to enable him to by-pass studying for a year. His mitigation was compelling – he needed to [keep reading...]

Are ye laden

The bully-boy boss

So Mr Simon Cremer (the boss) of Essex thinks “it’s absolutely disgusting” that Mr Mark Gilbert (ex-employee) “was even able to sue me after he had stolen from me”. Here’s the link to The Telegraph’s report – http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8327528/13000-for-thief-who-was-frogmarched-to-police-by-his-boss.html – you need to see the image. Whatever it was that Mr Gilbert (the ex-employee) did, being [keep reading...]

See you in Court!

It is in the nature what we do that you have to fight cases. A litigation practice would not be worthy of respect if at the first hint of a problem the white flag is waved. A recent case in point was an employment dispute. It involved a woman who was dismissed from an admin [keep reading...]

Person or data entry?

Do you sometimes feel you are not really a person but just a big business data entry? In an age of automated telephone systems, key-pad selections, endless “security questions”, and call-centre operatives based thousands of miles distant from the UK, you would be forgiven for having this feeling. Whether it’s a retail enquiry, or a [keep reading...]

Are people clients or commodities?

For most the 20 years and more that I have been working as a litigator, the Civil Justice system has been on the receiving end of public and private complaints. And not without good reason! Delays are systemic. Mistakes are legion. And the administration, although usually done by thoroughly decent people, is often appalling. At [keep reading...]