Manager claims damages for commuting through unfashionable area

The manager of a major New York store is seeking $2m in damages for the “anguish and depression” he was forced to endure through having to visit an unstylish part of New Jersey every week. Thomas [...]

A former worker with insurance firm AXA PPP Healthcare has won over £140,000 in damages after an employment tribunal found that the firm had been guilty of racial discrimination, unfair dismissal [...]

An automotive manufacturer has been fined after a worker died on the day he was due to take voluntary redundancy. Darren Small, who worked for Calsonic Kansei UK Limited of Llanelli, sustained [...]

Two women, who developed repetitive strain injuries after giving massages to businessmen, have won a total of £300,000 in compensation from Virgin Atlantic. The women, Jayne Evans and Michelle [...]

Campaigners have said that a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court may bring a flood of new asbestos claims made by victims who were just schoolchildren at the time they were exposed to it. It [...]

Strikes are already being planned in reaction to proposals, published by Lord Hutton, which will force public sector workers to work longer for a less generous pension. The Labour peer’s landmark [...]

A vehicle repair and sales company has been fined after an employee fell from a cage while repairing a high-sided lorry. Douglas Mowat, who worked for Vincents Car Sales Ltd, fell to the ground [...]

New figures released by the Office for National Statistics show the number of workers aged 65 or over has grown by 500,000 in the past decade. At the end of last year the figure stood at 870,000 [...]

The annual amendment of compensation limits for Employment Tribunal awards came into effect on 1 February 2011. The awards are amended each year in line with the Retail Price Index and last year [...]

New figures released under the Freedom of Information Act have revealed that about 160 police officers every year are sacked following misconduct hearings which are held in private. The [...]