Employment law stories in the news – 18.11.2019 to 24.11.2019
In the latest of our series of posts on employment law stories in the news we take a look at ten employment law stories that have made headlines between 18 November 2019 to 24 November 2019
- Former Citi president takes aim at sacked forex trader – Citigroup’s retired president launched a powerful broadside at the bank’s former currencies head Rohan Ramchandani, questioning the ex-trader’s judgment and common sense (The Financial Times)
- Barrister removed from new-breed law firm was not a worker, rules tribunal – A barrister who co-founded his law firm before being removed from the business was not an employee or worker, a tribunal has found (The Law Society Gazette)
- Qatari ambassador in London pestered assistant for sex – A personal assistant who was pestered for sex and asked to arrange orgies by diplomats at the Qatari embassy in London has been awarded almost £400,000 (The Times)
- Whistleblower surgeon was portrayed as ‘irrational, vexatious and dishonest’ after he raised alarm over deaths at Alder Hey children’s hospital, Appeal Court hears – A whistleblower surgeon was portrayed as ‘irrational, vexatious and dishonest’ after he raised the alarm over deaths at Alder Hey children’s hospital, the Court of Appeal heard (The Daily Mail)
- Pernod Ricard sales staff sue Pastis-producing company for ‘making them alcoholics’ – The job seems enviable with get-togethers, festivities and an endless flow of free drinks if you like aniseed. But for one sales representative of Pernod Ricard, the maker of Pastis, France’s beloved, anise-flavoured aperitif, it was all too much. He has taken the company to court for allegedly plying him with so many drinks that he became an alcoholic (The Times)
- Taekwondo ‘whistleblower’ Simon Edwards was unfairly dismissed, tribunal rules – A “whistleblower” who alleged that the British taekwondo team was put at risk by dangerous training techniques was unfairly dismissed, a tribunal has ruled (The Times)
- Trans people ‘scared to back dissent’, Maya Forstater employment tribunal told – A think tank’s tax researcher was fired after her views about transgender people made colleagues feel uncomfortable, a tribunal was told yesterday (The Times)
- NHS worker, 89, sacked over computer skills wins £200,000 in damages – A medical secretary who was fired from her job because she could not use a computer has been awarded £200,000 in damages after suing the NHS for age discrimination (The Metro)
- ‘Victimised’ doctor fined by tribunal – A doctor who made a series of unfounded claims that he was the victim of racial discrimination has been ordered to pay £2,500 to the NHS (The Times)
- Egg production company fined following Forklift Truck overturned – A Chorley company has been fined after a forklift truck (FLT) overturned on a slope trapping the driver (HSE)