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03 September 2018

UK: employees protected against victimisation, despite ulterior motive for alleging discrimination, if acted honestly

The EAT in Saad v Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust has held that an employee was able to claim victimisation where subjected to detriment for …

08 October 2015

UK: Discrimination - victimisation claim by individual 'associated' with those who have done a protected act

Employers should ensure managers do not treat individuals less favourably because allegations of discrimination have been made, whether by the …

10 March 2014

UK: Discrimination - Equality Act does prohibit post-employment victimisation

Following two conflicting EAT decisions last year (see here), the Court of Appeal has now ruled that the Equality Act should be read as prohibiting …

10 July 2013

UK: Victimisation - dismissal for making multiple discrimination grievances unlawful

Where an employee makes repeated allegations of discrimination which the employee believes to be true but which the employer considers unfounded, …

17 June 2013

UK: Drafting error in Equality Act revealed through case law

Two EAT cases show what’s wrong with parts of the statute dealing with post-termination victimisation Prior to the introduction of the Equality Act …

08 May 2013

UK: Post-employment victimisation is prohibited after all

The EAT has ruled that post-employment victimisation is unlawful, departing from its previous decision in Rowstock v Jessemy. (Onu v Akiwiwu) Such …

13 March 2013

UK: Post-employment conduct: whistleblowing disclosures protected; victimisation not prohibited by Equality Act

Case law has established that subjecting an employee to detriment post-employment for a whistleblowing disclosure made during employment is …

13 March 2013

UK: Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill: amendments to whistleblowing, financial penalties on employers, dismissal for political opinion/affiliation

The Government has proposed, and the House of Lords approved, a number of amendments to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill:   The …

04 November 2011

UK: Whistleblowers - employers are not vicariously liable for victimisation by colleagues

The Court of Appeal has ruled that the law does not prohibit workers from victimising their colleagues for whistleblowing, and therefore an employer …