Case Study: Older employee told “better suited to traditional agency”

September 17, 2019October 7, 2017 by

The recently reported case of Gomes v Henworth Limited and another. The Claimant had been employed since 2009 by an estate agent as an Administrative Assistant. During a conversation about alleged shortcomings with her work (errors in a letter that was sent out). The tribunal found that the second Respondent, Mr Graham Gold, had said that she would be “better suited to a traditional agency”. That comment, along with suggestions …

Protected Characteristics: What are they?

September 17, 2019September 26, 2017 by

The Equality Act 2010 protects employees and job applicants from being subjected to discrimination (less favourable treatment). It makes it unlawful to treat a person, or group of people, differently or subject them to harassment on the grounds of certain defined areas.

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

June 9, 2021September 26, 2017 by

Sexual harassment is unwelcome sexual behaviour which either violates a person’s dignity or creates an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for them. Sexual harassment also describes situations in which people are treated less favourably because they either submit to or reject sexual conduct. Harassment may be verbal, non-verbal or physical Verbal: Name calling with a sexual theme, comments about appearance and attractiveness, questions about sex life, comments and …

Harassment in the Workplace

September 17, 2019September 20, 2017 by

Definition of harassment The Equality Act 2010 defines harassment at Section 26 as follows: A person (A) harasses another (B) if A engages in unwanted conduct related to a relevant protected characteristic which has the purpose or effect of either: Violating B’s dignity, or Creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for B. Please note that sexual harassment has a further definition relating to rejection or submission of …

Detriment Claims – What are they?

June 9, 2021May 25, 2017 by

If you have suffered a detriment at work, you may be able to claim against your employer in the employment tribunal. A detriment at work is when an employee is treated in an unfair manner by the employer but that does not go as far as to dismiss the employee. An example of this could be, not being given the chance for promotion or not being given access to the …