Our Employment and Immigration Team has been involved in a number of claims and cases. Highlights include:
- Advising a PLC client on a disability issue relating to reasonable adjustments, and pay and rest breaks
- Representing a claimant in a disability discrimination claim, and achieving a settlement and apology for an employee with complex mental health issues
- Defending a sexual harassment and disability discrimination claim. This case included an application to the tribunal to confirm the Court of Protection Deputy may act as a party in the proceedings, and a successful application to strike out the claimant’s claim in its entirety at a preliminary hearing
- Successfully defending a race discrimination claim brought against employer with public profile and for whom, as a licensed operator of passenger vehicles, reputation and equality duties are key
- Successfully defending an employer from a high-value race discrimination claim by its ex-HR director
- Successfully defending an employer against whistle-blowing and discrimination claims by two employees