Here is a look at recent developments in UK employment law:

1. The Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled in the case of claimants who do not share a relevant protected characteristic as those with that protected characteristic but who do share the same disadvantage are entitled to bring a claim for indirect discrimination under Section 19 of the Equality Act 2010.
2. The Employment Appeal Tribunal held that an Employment Tribunal erred in finding that a Claimant needed to exhaust all internal grievance processes before it was entitled to find that the Claimant was entitled to resign and claim constructive unfair dismissal.
3. The High Court dismissed an application for an interim injunction aimed at preventing a former employee from breaching restrictive covenants.
4. The Employment Tribunal held that withdrawing a job offer could amount to direct discrimination.
5. The Solicitors Regulation Authority updated its warning notice on non-disclosure agreements.

The Recent Developments in More Detail

1. In Rollett v British Airways, the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled in the case of claimants who do not share a relevant protected characteristic but do share the same disadvantage as those with that protected characteristic. The Tribunal found that they are entitled to bring a claim for indirect discrimination under Section 19 of the Equality Act 2010.

The Facts

• The claimants argued that the scheduling changes the respondent introduced had the following effects, which they argued amounted to...

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