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Some Recent News:-
ET is allowed flexibility in deciding whether the burden of proof has shifted
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. A Beck [2010] UKEAT 0141_10_2408 		02/09/10
The employer's ability to pay is irrelevant
Tao Herbs & Acupuncture Ltd v Jin [2010] UKEAT 		31/08/10
An absolute contractual right of substitution undermines the possibility of worker status
Community Dental Centres Ltd v. Sultan- Darmon [2010] UKEAT 0532_09_1208 		16/08/10
Pension loss: "simplified" and "substantial" compensatory approaches
Sibbit v The Governors of St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School [2010] UKEAT 0070/10/ZT 		01/08/10
TUPE: Failure to consult doesn't give an individual the right to claim unfair dismissal
Nationwide Building Society v. Benn & Ors [2010] UKEAT 0273_09_2707 		30/07/10
Limits on Redundancy Payments affecting older workers are not Age Discrimination
Kraft Foods UK Ltd v. Hastie [2010] UKEAT 0024_10_0607 		16/07/10
Employees must be informed of changes to collective agreement terms
Worrall v Wilmott Dixon Partnership [2010] UKEAT/0521/09/DM 		14/07/10
An employer can not plead its own irrationality in seeking to amend a compromise agreement
Gibb v Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust [2010] EWCA Civ 678 		30/06/10
Time limits may be extended following wrong information from an employer (but not an adviser)
Northamptonshire County Council v Entwhistle [2010] UKEAT/0540/09/ZT 		29/06/10
The ITUC rejects boycotts of Israel and praises the Histadrut's work with the PGFTU 29/06/10
Even after the Unite decision unions must continue to be careful with TULRCA compliance
British Airways Plc v Unite the Union [2010] EWCA Civ 669 		27/06/10
Litigation privilege applies to advice from consultants and lawyers from the time litigation becomes an issue
Scotthorne v. Four Seasons Conservatories (UK) Ltd [2010] UKEAT 0178_10_1405 		25/06/10
A disability discrimination claim under the DDA must be for actual not perceived disability
Aitken v. The Commissioner of Police of The Metropolis [2010] UKEAT 0226_09_2106 		24/06/10
Strange bedfellows: - British unions, German neo-nazis and islamist fascists 21/06/10
A GP's opinion on depression is valid in an employment tribunal
J v DLA Piper UK LLP [2010] UKEAT 0263_09_1506

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