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The retailer Asda has failed in its attempt to force 7,000 women to pursue equal pay claims in the High Court instead of at an employment tribunal. The case involved claims by more than 7,000 Asda employees, overwhelmingly women, working in its stores across the UK. They claimed equal pay with staff, mainly men, employed
MPs have called for a substantial reduction in employment tribunal fees to ensure access to justice in the workplace. The House of Commons Justice Committee says the introduction of issue fees and hearing fees for claimants in July 2013 has led to a drop of almost 70% in the number of cases brought. The number
A company has won its appeal against a TUPE transfer ruling following the awarding of a contract with the Ministry of Defence. The case involved a company called Millbrook Furnishing Ltd, which renovated wood and metal furniture for the MoD between 2003 and 2008. It did so as a sub-contractor of another business called Amaryllis.
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
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 family company has won a dispute over a £35m investment that a businessman claimed had been given to him as a gift. The family had signed an agreement with the businessman to fund half of a deposit to secure a contract for the supply of oil. He had claimed to be able to secure