Ms Morris, partner and head of the employment division at law firm mfg Solicitors, said a recent ruling by the
Employment Appeal Tribunal has provided long-awaited clarification about whether staff can be dismissed for secretly recording conversations without their colleagues' consent.
The retail giant challenged an
Employment Appeal Tribunal decision jobs in Asda stores are comparable with those in the firm's distribution centres.
The case has been ongoing for years with the council taking it to an employment tribunal, an
employment appeal tribunal and then making applications to the Court of Appeal.
LAST week, the
Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) published its decision in the case of Evans v Xactly Corporation Limited, a large software company.
"We believe the
Employment Appeal Tribunal last year fundamentally misunderstood how we operate.
But the
Employment Appeal Tribunal overturned an employment tribunal decision and decided that it was not discriminatory to offer enhanced maternity pay but only statutory shared parental pay.
The GMB union hailed the "landmark ruling" at the
Employment Appeal Tribunal in London.
The
Employment Appeal Tribunal decided that jobs in Asda stores were comparable to those in the firm's distribution centre.
Three appeal judges dismissed British Gas's appeal against the
Employment Appeal Tribunal decision last February.
At an appeal earlier this year over the size of the damages, Mr Justice Langstaff, head of the
Employment Appeal Tribunal, said: "The astonishing tale...
On appeal, the
Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the obligation to inform and consult only arises whenever there are 20 or more redundancies anywhere in an employer's business as opposed to at each individual store.