Rosie Evans

Legal Workplace Temperatures in the UK

Is there a law on working temperatures in the UK?

There are no legal working temperature laws in the UK which prescribe minimum or maximum temperatures in the workplace. The only thing employers are obliged to do is to ensure that they comply with health and safety at work law, in...

Audio Recording in the Workplace

The Employment Appeal Tribunal’s (EAT) recent decision in Phoenix House Limited v Stockman demonstrates the considerations of a Tribunal when considering covert audio recording in the workplace’ meeting.

In this case the Claimant brought a claim against the Respondent company for unfair dismissal, victimisation and detriment for whistleblowing. The Tribunal upheld...

Vicarious Liability – Discrimination

In this case, a colleague of the Claimant, Ms S, posted an image of a golliwog on her private Facebook page with the caption, “Let’s see how far he can travel before Facebook takes him off”. The image was shared with Ms S’s list of Facebook friends, including another colleague,...