Employment Snapshot June 2025
Monday 30th June 2025
Welcome to Gordons Employment Team’s latest update
This month we will cover:
- Redundancies – avoiding discriminatory scoring criteria;
- Importance of fair disciplinary investigations: ex-steward wins unfair dismissal case; and,
- Are external HR consultants liable as “agents”?
Redundancies – avoiding discriminatory scoring criteria
The Employment Tribunal (ET) awarded £50,926 for unfair dismissal due to inadequate consultation and discriminatory scoring criteria in Norman v Lidl Great Britain Ltd.
Importance of fair disciplinary investigations: ex-steward wins unfair dismissal case
In G Romano v Norwich City Football Club plc, a steward who sent inappropriate images of two politicians to another member of staff, had their claim for unfair dismissal upheld.
Are external HR consultants liable as “agents”?
The recent case of Handa v The Station Hotel and others examined whether external HR consultants could be considered agents of an employer, potentially making them personally liable for claims arising from their input.
If you require any further information on the above topics, please do not hesitate to get in contact with a member of the Employment Team.
