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Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Is calling a woman auntie' ageist harassment or a mark of respect? It's a trickier question than you think | Lola Okolosie

Respecting how individuals wish to be addressed is essential, as demonstrated by the tribunal ruling in favor of Ilda Esteves against Charles Oppong.
Alternative transportation
fromBusiness Matters
2 weeks ago

Tribunal ruling could cut public EV charging VAT to 5%, raising prospect of cheaper charging

A tribunal ruling mandates 5% VAT on public EV charging instead of 20%, addressing tax inequality between home and public charging access.
#employment-law
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago
Social justice

Sainsbury's manager awarded 12k for being left off International Men's Day post

A Sainsbury's store manager won an employment tribunal and received £11,852 compensation after being excluded from his boss's International Men's Day social media post while on anxiety leave, with the tribunal finding harassment related to disability.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 months ago
US politics

Worker sacked for mocking Irish accent wins unfair dismissal claim

An engineering storeman won a five-figure award after an employment tribunal found his dismissal unfair following a mock Irish accent greeting incident.
Social justice
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Sainsbury's manager awarded 12k for being left off International Men's Day post

A Sainsbury's store manager won an employment tribunal and received £11,852 compensation after being excluded from his boss's International Men's Day social media post while on anxiety leave, with the tribunal finding harassment related to disability.
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US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 months ago

Woman wrongly denied disability benefit for being able to do up her bra

A tribunal ruled a woman was wrongly denied personal independence payment after assessors misinterpreted her method of doing up a bra, despite wrist arthritis.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Barrister found to have used AI to prepare for hearing after citing fictitious' cases

An immigration barrister was found by a judge to be using AI to do his work for a tribunal hearing after citing cases that were entirely fictitious or wholly irrelevant. Chowdhury Rahman was discovered using ChatGPT-like software to prepare his legal research, a tribunal heard. Rahman was found not only to have used AI to prepare his work, but failed thereafter to undertake any proper checks on the accuracy.
Law
Medicine
fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 months ago

Doctor caught having sex after leaving patient during operation avoids sanction

A consultant anaesthetist left an anaesthetised patient mid-surgery to have sex with a nurse; a tribunal found very low risk of repeat misconduct.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
8 months ago

BMW secretly followed, filmed and then sacked worker over injury claim

A disabled worker was unfairly dismissed after covert surveillance, leading to a tribunal ruling against his employer for discrimination.
fromwww.standard.co.uk
9 months ago

Senior doctor's failures in teenager's care at London hospital amounted to gross negligence'

The tribunal found Professor Richard Thompson's failures in caring for Martha Mills amounted to gross negligence, notably for not referring her to intensive care despite clear indicators of sepsis.
UK news
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
9 months ago

Police officer asked colleague to play snog, marry, avoid' using sex worker images

The tribunal dismissed harassment claims from a former police constable, citing exaggeration in evidence and inappropriate conduct by officers.
NYC LGBT
fromIndependent
10 months ago

Chef whose colleague thrust into him 'as if he was riding a horse' and let out a 'yee-haw' loses discrimination claim against Dublin nightclub

The tribunal found Odeon Bar did not tolerate sexual harassment, even after acknowledging the incident's inappropriate nature.
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