News and Articles

Legal Island Annual Review of Employment Law

25 October 2019 One of our partners, Louise McAloon is delighted to be speaking at this year’s Legal Island Annual Review of Employment Law, where she will present some interesting cases in the ‘Northern Ireland Case Review... READ

Matters get hairy for the PSNI.

21 October 2019 Worthingtons Solicitors represented the claimant, Mr Gordon Downey, against the Police Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) in relation to the successful pursuit of a sex discrimination complaint, the decision of... READ

Employing migrant workers after Brexit and will Northern Ireland be like Liechtenstein or Iceland?

16 October 2019 If you are in business, there may be many reasons why you would seek to, or even need to, employ a person from overseas, particularly in the globalised economy in which we all now... READ

Employee Rights on Redundancy.

25 September 2019 With more than 100 people having lost their jobs in Northern Ireland following the collapse of Thomas Cook and the resulting closure of its 23 outlets here; it is important to bear in mind... READ

Suicidal employee receives substantial award for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination.

An English Employment Tribunal has awarded a former NHS worker over £92,000 in compensation for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination. Mr Flemming was employed as an ambulance technician by East of England Ambulance Services... READ

Covert recordings in the workplace.

24 July 2019 In a recent decision handed down by the Employment Appeal Tribunal in England on 5th July, the court provided helpful guidance in relation to employees who seek to record meetings in the workplace. Given... READ

Equal Pay: Advice for Employers

05 July 2019 The topic of equal pay was back under the spotlight recently when headlines carried the story of a Belfast solicitor being awarded over £270,000 after the Industrial Tribunal found she had not been paid... READ

The importance of procedure – don’t get caught out!

29 May 2019 A recent Decision of the Industrial Tribunal in Belfast serves as a useful reminder to employers about the procedures that should be followed when dismissing, or taking disciplinary action against, an employee. In the... READ

GDPR Compliance Programmes – 12 months down the track, time to consider a review

The GDPR became effective in all EU member states and in the European Economic Area (EEA) jurisdictions on 25 May 2018, introducing a new harmonised data protection compliance regime. A company’s failure to comply... READ

Case of teacher gives guidance on suspending staff

08 April 2019 The question whether an employer should suspend an employee can unfortunately arise in any workplace, whether it is a small business, charity or public sector organisation. In a recent case heard in England –... READ