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| Employment Law - Incoming Fire by Jonathan Compton 22/01/10 |
| Good News! The case of Heyday has confirmed that employers can rely upon the default retirement age of 65. In the case of Grainger v Nicholson, the Employment Appeals Tribunal held that the belief in climate change was a serious philosophical belief worthy in respect and persons holding it could not be discriminated against. Power v Greater Manchester Police, the same logic was applied to persons who believe that the dead could be contacted through Mediums. Chagger v Abbey National, the Court of Appeal held that employers who have dismissed on grounds held to be discriminatory can be held liable not only for that action but also the Tribunals are empowered to award additional compensation for the stigma having brought a discrimination claim. In Rolls Royce v Nighte, the Court of Appeal frowned upon using length of service as the sole selection criteria in a redundancy process. In G v X, the Court of Appeal suggested (but did not rule on) a High Court decision that an employee may be entitled to be legally represented at an internal disciplinary hearing where the outcome of that hearing could deprive the individual concerned of any future in the profession. Obviously this has particular relevance to regulated professions. For more details or information on the above, please contact Jonathan Compton at Awb Partnership on 01483 467422. |