Five things we learnt in Employment Law this week (15 December)

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  1. A disclosure which is made out of pure self-interest is not protected (Parsons v Airplus International Limited, EAT).
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James Rhodes, Partner at DAC Beachcroft LLP.

2. The EAT has held that a pay offer which was rejected by a trade union but then offered directly to staff was an unlawful inducement to cease collective bargaining (Kostal UK Ltd v Dunkley).

3. A former teacher has launched a tribunal claim against his former employer after he was subject to disciplinary action for saying “well done girls” to a group of students that included one student who identified as a boy. An internal investigation found that he had “misgendered” the pupil.

4. A Government report has shown that there has been a 64% increase in Employment Tribunal claims since the abolition of fees in July 2017.

5. A Santa Claus who was a size XXXXL was sacked after he lost 11 stone and was no longer large enough for the role.

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