On March 18, 2018, the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) was amended to prohibit prospective waivers of substantive and procedural rights or remedies relating to a claim of discrimination,

Advocate Edward Drummond, assisted by Sonia Minns and Victoria Ramos, recently acted for the Little Sisters of the Poor in their successful defence of claims brought by a former employee

Privilege is very much a buzzword at the moment in legal circles.

Whether to bring one, or two, sets of proceedings against their former employer in Jersey can be a real dilemma for a disgruntled ex-employee to have to grapple with.

A case has been published by the Jersey Employment and Discrimination Tribunal this week which provides helpful guidance on the Discrimination (Jersey) Law 2013.

An employer's defence against claims under both the employment and discrimination laws was rejected for being filed late – and employment law specialist Daniel Read says that the case should remind employers...

More people are looking to the Employment Tribunal for recourse to resolve disputes arising from their employment.

Islanders who have been awarded compensation by the Jersey Employment Tribunal now have the assurance that they can personally pursue recovery of their awards in the courts.

One of the Island’s hot potatoes, the Discrimination Law is set to come into force in under a month.

Workplace investigations can be a can of worms: you take the lid off and innumerable issues come wiggling out. Occasionally investigations are straightforward...

An experienced lawyer who applied for a trainee position at an insurance firm purely to make an age discrimination claim has had his claim thrown out as an abuse of process.

On Wednesday, March 27, 2019, the New Jersey Appellate Division issued a landmark decision in which it reversed a trial court's ruling that New Jersey law does not provide employment protections

Claims made to the UK employment tribunals or Employment Appeal Tribunal after 29 July 2013 will now attract fees.

The Jersey Employment Tribunal has released a decision relating to how the employment of an employee ended after he suddenly fell ill.

On 17th June 2011, the Employment Awards Amendment (Jersey) Order 2011 came into force.

The Royal Court recently sat in the case of Cole v. Chief Officer of the States of Jersey Police [2007] JRC 240. The Plaintiff succeeded in the tort of misuse of private information (sometimes also described as breach of confidence).

The case of a gay employee who won an award from the Discrimination Tribunal after other employees made offensive comments demonstrates that employers have to take training and processes seriously.

The Jersey Royal Court has recently held that the damages available for wrongful dismissal, may not, in some circumstances, be limited to compensation for the contractual notice period.

The adage that ‘justice must not only be done, but must also be seen to be done" derives from a criminal case but is often quoted more generally; and the public nature of civil proceedings in ...

We are often asked to review employment contracts, including post-termination restrictions.