Employment Tribunal Case Law Update

Introduction

This virtual classroom seminar will provide an Employment Tribunal case law update, covering a selection of recent authorities on topical issues in Employment Law shaping the current landscape.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• The protected characteristic of religion or belief and Convention rights to freedom of expression and of thought, belief and religion:
• Omooba v Michael Garrett Associates Ltd (t/a Global Artists) [2026]
• Higgs v Farmor’s School [2025]
• Ngole v Touchstone Leeds [2026]
• Defining ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010:
• For Women Scotland Ltd v Scottish Ministers [2025]
• Peggie v Fife Health Board and another (EAT date awaited)
• Flexible working and indirect sex discrimination:
• Dobson v North Cumbria Integrated Case NHS Foundation Trust [2026]
• Marston (Holdings) Ltd v Perkins [2025]
• Neurodiversity as a disability:
• Stedman v Haven Leisure Ltd [2025]
• ‘In the course of employment’ and the employer's ‘reasonable steps’ defence:
• Campbell v Sheffield Teaching North Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2025]
• Costs applications in discrimination claims:
• Madu v Loughborough College [2025]
• Whistleblowing detriment claims against co-workers for dismissal:
• Rice v Wicked Vision Ltd [2025] (SC hearing awaited)
• Whistleblowing - rights of job applicants:
• Sullivan v Isle of Wight Council [2025]
• Constructive Unfair Dismissal and affirmation of the contract:
• Barry v Upper Thames Medical Group and others [2025]

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.