by Andrew Macmillan | Aug 27, 2025 | News
In the recent case of Argence-Lafon v Ark Syndicate Management an employee made whistleblowing disclosures about a potentially fraudulent loss claim. The company investigated and found no fraud. Despite this, the employee continued to accuse the company of wrongdoing....
by Andrew Macmillan | Aug 22, 2025 | News
In a recent case called Day v Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, Dr Day was a junior doctor who brought a whistleblowing detriment claim against his NHS Trust relating to statements it made following the settlement of an earlier whistleblowing case in 2018. The...
by Andrew Macmillan | Aug 13, 2025 | News
There has been a first decision dealing with transgender discrimination since the Supreme Court’s ruling in For Women Scotland (FWS) v Scottish Ministers. In a case called Haynes v The English Blackball Pool Association, the Pool Association decided to exclude...
by Andrew Macmillan | Aug 4, 2025 | News
The proposed new clause 22A in the Employment Rights Bill is designed to render void any provision in a contract between an employer and a worker, including a settlement agreement, that attempts to prevent the worker from making allegations or disclosures about...
by Andrew Macmillan | Jul 28, 2025 | News
In a recent case called Wainwright v Cennox, Ms Wainwright resigned from her job after a period off work with cancer after learning that someone had been appointed to work in the same role as her. She was told this new role was only temporary, but this wasn’t true....
by Andrew Macmillan | Jul 21, 2025 | News
The House of Lords has voted for an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill that would replace day-one unfair dismissal rights with a six-month qualifying period. The day-one right to make a claim for unfair dismissal was one of the key pledges in Labour’s...
