Sharma Solicitors news
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Disciplining Gary Lineker – was the employer right?
14 Mar 2023On March 9, the BBC suspended a top sports presenter, Gary Lineker, because of a tweet criticising government policy. In..
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F-words at work – OK, but saying ‘baldie’ – not
20 Feb 2023Swearing at work was ruled acceptable by one employment tribunal judge, while another gave out £71,000 in compensation when a..
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Planned legal changes in employment rights in 2023
19 Jan 2023Teachers are joining workers in other industries taking strike action, so, all eyes are on the controversial Strikes (Minimum Service..
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This Christmas, fight for your right not to office party
14 Dec 2022Are you boring? Well, French courts love you! A ‘gay Paree’ employee said “Non” to his company’s boozy weekends and..
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‘Tis the season to be agreeable…
6 Dec 2022Employers cannot now use settlement agreements to stop any future case against them, according to a new tribunal decision. In..
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Employer punished for unfair sex assault dismissal
3 Oct 2022Government agency bosses used a flawed procedure when firing a top foreign envoy for a sexual harassment accusation. The British..
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Employers face legal traps over home working
5 Sep 2022Employers risk making poor and costly decisions in response to employees asking to work from their homes. Two cases have..
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Employers are punished for sacking bad workers
1 Aug 2022A judge slapped down an employer who failed to follow a fair procedure when sacking a nurse for being racist...
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Managers’ confused performance assessment leads to big payout
6 Jul 2022A well-known clothes store's flawed promotion and assessment process landed them with a £96,208 judgement at an employment tribunal. Bristol..
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Frustrated manager’s decision leads to unfair dismissal
4 Apr 2022An employer lost an unfair dismissal case after summarily sacking an employee rather than go through a fair procedure. London..
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