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Tao Herbs & Acupuncture Ltd v Jin - unfair dismissal compensation
Cases - Employment Appeal Tribunal - 14/07/10
The employer's ability to pay is not a factor which the Employment Tribunal ought to consider when determining how much compensation it is just and equitable to award under Employment Rights Act 1996 s.123.
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R (on appl'on of Shoesmith) v Ofsted(i); Dep't for Children etc (ii) and Haringey (iii) - Baby P case appeal.
Cases - Other - 01/09/10
Sharon Shoesmith, Director of Children and Young People's Services for the London Borough of Haringey at the time of the death of Peter Connelly ("Baby P), has been given leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal against the High Court's ruling of 23rd April 2010 that her dismissal was lawful.
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Hospital whistle-blower awarded £1.2m compensation over sacking
Newspapers and BBC - 29/08/10
John Watkinson, the former chief executive of the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust (RCHT), claimed unfair dismissal against the Trust.
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JP Morgan Europe Ltd v Chweidan - disability related discrimination and direct disability discrimination on same facts
Cases - Employment Appeal Tribunal - 26/08/10
An Employment Tribunal that has dismissed a claim for "disability-related discrimination" on the basis that there was no "less favourable treatment " cannot then uphold a claim for "direct disability discrimination" based on the same facts.
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Parfums Givenchy Ltd v Finch - (i) Burns/Barke Procedure; (ii) written particulars of employment and pre-1993 contracts
Cases - Employment Appeal Tribunal - 30/07/10
- The statutory requirement to provide employees with written particulars of their employment does not apply if the employee's contract commenced before 30th November 1993.
- The Burns/Barke procedure (available where the EAT considers that there is possibly an inadequacy in the reasons given by an employment tribunal for its decision) must be used sparingly
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The Equality Act 2010 (Disability) Regulations 2010 SI 2010/2128 - in force 01/10/11
Statutory Material - 31/08/10
Regulations have been made to re-enact, with amendments, various provisions which were previously made under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
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New Equality Act guidance documents available from EHRC
Other Official Documents - 23/08/10
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published a new series of guidance documents on the Equality Act 2010, due to come into force (mainly) on 1st October 2010.
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