EMPLOYMENT LAW TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT LAW CONSULTANCY

On the lighter side..........?

Outrageous and unusual employment news!

An Employment Tribunal has awarded more than £62,000 to a gay security guard who suffered harassment on grounds of his sexual orientation. He was left with psychiatric injuries after a female colleague jiggled her breast at him and taunted him.

A report by the Department of Health has called for NHS staff to lose weight and set a good example. Of 1.2 million NHS workers, 300,000 were reported as being "obese" whilst another 400,000 were classed as "overweight". (How do they obtain this info???). Particular targets for exercise and dietary programmes will be those involved in healthy living campaigns, such as Maternity staff, midwives, health visitors and school nurses.

A Spanish electrician has been awarded compensation after being called "Manuel"; nicknamed by colleagues after the hapless waiter from television's "Fawlty Towers". Juan Ignacio, from Barcelona (just like Manuel!) was taunted by colleagues whilst working at a London hospital.

Police Officers in the UK, who are practicing Pagans, are being given special leave arrangements for Summer Solstice and Halloween, according to reports in Police Review magazine. A Pagan Police Association has been set up, and has 500 members across the UK police authorities.

Baldness not a disability!

It was reported in the press that a Scottish tribunal had found against a Mr Campbell in his claim against Falkirk Council for disability discrimination on grounds of his baldness. He had been harassed by his pupils, but the judge ruled that baldness is not 'an impairment' and thus cannot be covered by the DDA.

Thanks for reading... See you in 2010... Derek

www.eltraining.co.uk
01789 470700