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David Coote: A look at the Premier League referee's dismissal

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What can employers learn from David Coote's dismissal? Following a thorough investigation into his conduct, on 9 December PGMOL announced the termination of David Coote's employment.

Discrimination claims: liability for discrimination

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A school has been found liable for the discriminatory acts of a head teacher and a teacher. The case acts a timely reminder that schools can be found liable for the discriminatory acts of their employees carried out in the course of their employment.

Constructive dismissal: why handling grievances correctly is so important

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A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision demonstrates how a school’s failure to handle a grievance process properly may give rise to a breach of the implied term of trust and confidence leading to a claim for constructive dismissal.

The Legal 500 2025: Doyle Clayton maintains its Tier 1 ranking

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We are proud to be recognised by Legal 500 once again. Our Employment, Immigration and Education teams have again received top rankings, and a number of individuals in the firm have been recognised.

New statutory duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment

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From 26 October 2024, a new statutory duty, Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023, on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their employees, in the course of their employment, will come into force.

General Election 2024: What changes can employers expect?

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With a new Labour Government, what changes can employer expect regarding employment and immigration laws.

Successful strike out of all claims by a scandalous litigant

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An Employment Tribunal has ruled a strike out of all claims by reason of the Claimant’s scandalous and unreasonable conduct of the proceedings and the claims having no reasonable prospect for success, in the case of Ms L Gallagher v Essity UK Ltd.

Labour’s New Deal for Working People

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The Labour party has published its Plan to Make Work Pay: Delivering a New Deal for Working People setting out it plans for reforms to employment laws.

25% Protective Award Uplift for Failure to Follow Dismissal and Re-engagement Code

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The Government has published draft legislation which gives employment tribunals the power to increase a protective award by up to 25% where an employer has unreasonably failed to follow the Code.

Carl Borg-Neal awarded £486,000 for unfair dismissal

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Following the Employment Tribunal’s (“the ET”) ruling in August 2023, Doyle Clayton client, Carl Borg-Neal, has been awarded £486,000 (net before interest and tax – likely to be over £800,000 total award) for being unfairly dismissed by Lloyds Banking Group PLC (“the Bank”) for using the N-word during an anti-racism training session.