Published on the BBC website last week was the news of the potentially ground-breaking case between a major supermarket and some of its employees. The initial tribunal has seen workers in the well-known Supermarket winning the first step in their battle for equal pay. More than 9,500 women, who mainly work at the check-outs or […]
New mother faces redundancy
We are currently advising and representing an administration worker in an employment tribunal claim. Our client alleges that she was discriminated on the basis that she had recently given birth; it is alleged that her employer hired a replacement whilst she was on maternity leave and made our client redundant on her return. An employment […]
Calling all UBER drivers …
An employment tribunal has recently ruled that two drivers who provide services to gig economy stalwart Uber are ‘workers’ as stipulated the Employment Rights Act 1996. This means they will be entitled to a limited number of employment rights (but not those accruing to ’employees’ – which this case was not about). Amongst other rights, […]
Lexadeen Solicitors is a law firm for our clients.
We are highly experienced employment solicitors with one goal in mind – to deliver exceptional, affordable legal services for individuals and organisations in their personal, employment and business affairs. Each client is treated as an individual, not purely a case number or title, we were delighted to receive a letter from one of our clients […]
How we helped multiple employees face redundancy
Redundancy is one of the most stressful events a person can experience, how it is dealt with contributes hugely to the amount of stress felt. Our experts recently advised more than 10 employees from the same company who were made redundant and asked to enter into settlement agreements. As highly experienced employment lawyers we regularly […]
Do you know your rights as an employee?
Mr X alleged that he was forced to resign from his role by a senior manager. Mr X had been employed by the company for more than 5 years before being threatened in his own home to resign from his role. Mr X’s partner had only recently given birth and the actions of his employer […]
When work becomes intolerable ..
Constructive dismissal is the term given to a situation where an employee feels they have no option but to resign due to the conduct of their employer. We have recently assisted a Manchester doctor who claimed constructive dismissal after he felt his work situation had become intolerable. Dr X alleged he was treated unfavourably by […]
Sexual harassment assistance for solicitor
There is often some confusion regarding what constitutes as sexual harassment in the workplace. The term sexual harassment refers to the situation when someone behaves in a way which makes you feel distressed, intimidated or offended and the behaviour is of a sexual nature. We are currently advising and assisting a solicitor who suffered sexual […]
Shocking rise in workplace discrimination
Over the last decade there has been a shocking and unacceptable rise in workplace discrimination against pregnant women and new mothers. This has prompted MPs to demand urgent government action to introduce systems similar to those already in place in Germany. A study in March by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and the […]
Female victims share their stories of sexual harassment on social media
A recent survey by the Trades Union Congress has revealed that a staggering 52% of all women at work have suffered from sexual harassment in the workplace. Women stated that they had been subjected to sexual jeers, advances and groping amongst other things. After the publication of the results which included answers from 1,533 of […]