Newspapers and BBC
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David Cameron: homosexual couples will enjoy tax breaks too
03/03/10
In an interview with gay magazine Attitude, Tory leader David Cameron confirmed that his party’s proposal to extend maternity and paternity leave rights would apply to same-sex couples who adopted or used artificial insemination to conceive.
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Prison leak accused wins work tribunal
04/03/10
As reported in the emplaw web-updater of 12.9.09, prison officer Paul Capewell was charged with misconduct in public office, after allegedly trying to sell confidential documents relating to inmates at a high security prison, to the News of the World.
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British Airways and Unite union extend strike talks
05/03/10
As reported in the emplaw web-updater of 23.2.10, Unite members employed as British Airways cabin crew voted in favour of strike action in response to the company's reduction in the number of cabin staff on each flight along with a pay freeze.
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Parish clerk loses tribunal
05/03/10
A former clerk of Bradfield Parish Council, Melanie Wilkes, claimed constructive dismissal after a series of incidents in which, she argued, her employers breached the terms of her employment contract.
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Tribunal awards carer £27,000
05/03/10
Housekeeper Anna Holland resigned after her employer allegedly told her he could not pay her the national minimum wage as there was "not enough money in the pot.
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50% rise in men applying to be primary teachers
05/03/10
According to the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA), 4,746 men applied for primary school teacher training in England in 2009/10 - up by about 1,500 on the previous year.
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Worker wins pay-out after sacking over driving claim
05/03/10
Heating engineer Jonathan Baskeyfield was dismissed from CM Renewable Energy Ltd after being accused of using his business van for personal use.
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'End of my sordid three years' hell'
05/03/10
College worker John Morahan began to have problems at work after he was diagnosed with cancer.
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Geert Wilders anti-Islam film gets House of Lords screening
05/03/10
As reported in the emplaw web-updater of 12.2.09, Dutch MP Geert Wilders was previously denied entry to the UK by the Home Office, because, it claimed, his opinions "threaten community harmony and therefore public safety.
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Last-ditch talks avert mid and north Wales bus strike
05/03/10
As reported in the emplaw web-updater of 2.3.10, drivers working for Arriva Buses Wales voted in favour of strike action in a dispute over pay.
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Deal reached in long-running South Yorkshire fire row
05/03/10
Over 700 firefighters in South Yorkshire previously suspended strike action - as part of an ongoing dispute over shift patterns - which had been planned from 27th January 2010 after an offer of talks (see emplaw web-updater of 26.1.2010).
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Keighley mum hasn't seen a penny of £6,800 award
05/03/10
Charlene Yates, was sacked from her role as despatch manager at Veronica Ltd, by text message.
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No pay freeze for MPs as salaries rise by 1.5 per cent
05/03/10
The Senior Salaries Review Body has decided on a 1.5% pay rise for ministers of parliament, after analysing the increases for 15 other groups of public-sector workers.
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'Trafficking' boss denies abusing Harrogate restaurant staff
06/03/10
The Khan family who own an Indian restaurant in Harrogate are on trial for running a four-year human trafficking scam.
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Authority faces legal action over pay rise plans
06/03/10
Plans by Aberdeen City Council to freeze automatic pay rises for staff have been attacked by Unison as being discriminatory to female employees.
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Sex swap cop strop
07/03/10
A transsexual police police officer is suing Lothian and Borders police force for constructive dismissal.
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Expenses MP Jim Devine 'too sick for court', says doctor
07/03/10
As reported in the emplaw web-updater of 9.2.10, MP Jim Devine, who is facing charges of expenses fraud, has also been accused of unfair dismissal, bullying and harassment, by his former constituency office manager Marion Kinley.
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Younger women face "gender fatigue," subtle bias
08/03/10
According to Elisabeth Kelan, a lecturer at King's College London and the author of Performing Gender at Work, the success of gender diversity has ironically led to a more subtle form of sex discrimination in the workplace.
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Why more and more women are determined to keep their jobs
08/03/10
This article considers the increasing numbers of female pensioners or those who are reaching traditional retirement age - and how changing times mean that many simply want to continue working.
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Journalist loses unfair dismissal claim
08/03/10
A former ITV Anglia news reporter has lost her claims of age discrimination and unfair dismissal.
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Victory for teacher at centre of assault row
09/03/10
A teacher who was sacked for assaulting two unruly pupils has agreed to an out-of-court settlement ahead of his unfair dismissal claim.
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Network Rail Boss: Strike Wouldn't Derail Us
09/03/10
As reported in the emplaw web-updater of 18.2.10, the RMT and the Transport Salaries Staffs' Association announced a ballot of rail maintenance workers supervisors on strike action over the threat of redundancies.
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South Lakeland equal pay claimants 'losing thousands'
09/03/10
It seems that paperwork relating to equal pay claims being brought by four employees of Cumbria County Council has been "lost".
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Club secretary loses sex discrimination case against Hearts
09/03/10
Louise Mackenzie has lost her claim of sex discrimination against Heart of Midlothian Football Club.
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Police officer with voice condition 'bullied out by witch hunt'
09/03/10
A former police officer has said that Kent Police did not make suitable adjustments to accommodate her disability.
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BNP member rules discriminate indirectly, court told
09/03/10
As reported in the emplaw web-updater of 16.2.10, the BNP voted to withdraw its whites-only membership and recruitment rule.
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Supreme Court rules against Christian registrar
09/03/10
Lillian Ladele has been refused leave to appeal to the Supreme Court against the Court of Appeal's decision that she was not discriminated against for her religious beliefs.
