News - 19-25 August 2022

 Hello and welcome to this week’s round-up of the news.

We have an article about balancing working and personal lives in the post COVID world.(2)  The TUC have commented on the decision by the Insolvency Service not to pursue legal action against P&O Ferries on health & safety grounds.(3)    We have another article which covers the same issue here.(4)   We have an article on ‘when protected characteristics collide.’(5)  

Moving on to some tantalising caselaw, we start with a Court of Appeal ruling which upholds a previous High Court ruling in respect of non-compete clauses, what’s of note is the consideration of the employee’s financial situation when considering the application of damages.(6)   Next we look at the impact of the Harper Trust v Brazel case on holiday pay for football staff.(7)  The Court of Appeal has overturned the High Court decision on ‘fire-and-re-hire’.(8)    In a case with wide ranging implications, a care worker who refused a COVID vaccination on religious grounds has won her discrimination claim.(9)   A woman who claimed age discrimination against Domino’s pizza has settled her claim.(10)   It seems that age discrimination is all the rage this week, with two more cases here.(11)   Carlsberg has been fined £3m after a fatal ammonia leak in 2016 killed one person an injured many more.(12)  

Finally, we look at the potential financial cost of lying on your CV.(13)   THe TUC report on Health & Safety and racism at work.(14)   We conclude this week’s morsels with the TUC’s report on CEO pay in the UK for 2022.  Clearly not all workers in the UK are going to experience a cost of living ‘crisis.’(15)