Two migrant workers who were “treated disgracefully” by their employers have lost their claim for race discrimination. However, the courts upheld their claims relating to other grievances. The case involved two workers who were in the UK on migrant domestic worker’s visas obtained for them by their respective employers. Both sets of employers had supplied
An agricultural supplies company has succeeded in preventing two of its former employees from dealing with its customers for six months after resigning. The case involved two employees who joined the company as trainee agronomists. Their contracts of employment included a six-month notice period. There were also covenants stating that for six months after leaving
The referendum vote to leave the European Union could have a significant effect on UK employment law although there will be no change in the short term while the Brexit process is taking place. It means EU law relating to matters such as TUPE, Working Time Regulations and Agency Workers will still apply over the
The European Union’s top legal adviser says employers can have a ban on wearing religious symbols and clothing in the workplace as long as it applies to all faiths and views equally. Juliane Kokott, the European Court of Justice’s advocate general, said such a ban “may be justified if it enables the employer to pursue
A government proposal to have a 90-day moratorium for failing businesses could have serious consequences for creditors, according to the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM). The warning comes from CICM Chief Executive Philip King in response to a review of the corporate insolvency framework being undertaken by the Insolvency Service (IS). One of the
A private sector tenant has lost her appeal against a possession order that she claimed infringed her human rights. The tenant was in her mid-forties and had suffered since childhood from a personality disorder and psychotic symptoms. She had lost two public sector tenancies owing to her behaviour. Her parents bought a property for her
A director has been ordered to repay more than £1m he took from his company at a time when it was insolvent. The case involved a director who ran an insulation business. His wife ran a similar enterprise. Both companies relied on a government scheme to survive. The government changed the rules of the scheme
A recent case before the High Court highlights the perils of investing large sums of money in a business venture without a written agreement. It involved two couples who decided to work together developing holiday cottages. The defendant couple owned a farm, which included a farmhouse, café, restaurant, farming land and holiday cottages. The couple
A director of a used car business has been disqualified for seven years for breaching consumer protection laws. Imran Khadam, was a director of Revolution Motors Limited in Oldham. The company went into liquidation in 2013. An investigation by the Insolvency Service found that the company had conducted its business in a manner that was
A fingerprint expert who was sacked after making a mistake has won her unfair dismissal claim against the police. Fiona McBride was one of four specialists who said a fingerprint found at a crime scene was that of an investigating officer who had been told to stay away from the premises. This turned out to