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UNITE hailed a landmark legal victory against disability discrimination in the workplace today after winning a fight for a woman who was sacked for having cancer.
An Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruling means that people suffering with “pre-cancer” will be protected under the Equality Act 2010.
Unite member Christine Lofty had worked at First Cafe in Norwich for 14 years when, in March 2015, a facial lesion was diagnosed as a pre-cancerous form of melanoma.
Labour’s long-promised Act has scraped through the Lords. While the law marks a step forward, its lack of collective rights leaves workers short-changed — and sets the stage for a renewed campaign for an Employment Rights Bill #2, argues TONY BURKE
Employment lawyer ALICE BOWMAN warns ‘day one rights’ include an undefined ‘initial period’ and the zero-hours contract fixes create baffling fixed-term loopholes. If the Bill doesn’t work properly and deliver, Labour is doomed
Former judge ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the details and controversy of Lucy Letby’s trial and appeal in the context of famous historical wrongful convictions that prove both the justice system and legal activists make errors
