Kathleen Morrison, Author at Brodies Blog

Feb

2015

Employment

UK tribunal decides that a ‘morbidly obese’ employee is disabled

Back in December, we blogged about the European Court of Justice’s decision that a worker’s obesity does not automatically make them disabled, but that they may be disabled on account of some impairments caused by obesity. In what has been billed as the first UK application of this, the Northern Ireland Industrial Tribunal has decided… Read more »

Posted by Kathleen Morrison

On February 13, 2015

Dec

2014

Employment

Obesity and disability: look behind the labels

Are all obese workers ‘disabled’? No. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has confirmed that just because a worker is obese does not necessarily mean they are disabled. Can an obese worker be disabled? Yes. Some impairments caused by obesity may mean that a worker is disabled. In the UK, a worker will be disabled… Read more »

Posted by Kathleen Morrison

On December 19, 2014

Nov

2014

Employment

Unite not to appeal holiday pay ruling

At the beginning of this month we blogged about the EAT’s highly anticipated decision on the holiday pay cases of Bear, Hertel and Amec where it held that regular non-guaranteed overtime should be included when calculating holiday pay. However, it was not all bad news for employers, with the EAT limiting the scope of holiday… Read more »

Posted by Kathleen Morrison

On November 27, 2014

Nov

2014

Employment

Smith Commission proposes devolution of employment tribunals to Holyrood

The Smith Commission, which has been examining what further powers could be transferred to the Scottish Parliament, has recommended that power over the management and operation of employment tribunals should be devolved to the Scottish Parliament. Substantive employment law is, however, to remain at Westminster. Alistair Morris, president of the Law Society of Scotland has… Read more »

Posted by Kathleen Morrison

On November 27, 2014

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