2013/37 Employer need not waive competitive interview requirement for disabled candidate (UK)

Following an internal restructure, a disabled employee argued that it would have been a reasonable adjustment for her to have been appointed to a vacant role without being competitively interviewed for the post. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (‘EAT’) rejected the appeal and upheld the employment tribunal’s decision that an employer’s duty to make reasonable adjustments does not extend to appointing internal candidates if they do not meet the essential criteria of the job they are applying for.

2013/37 Employer need not waive competitive interview requirement for disabled candidate (UK)

Following an internal restructure, a disabled employee argued that it would have been a reasonable adjustment for her to have been appointed to a vacant role without being competitively interviewed for the post. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (‘EAT’) rejected the appeal and upheld the employment tribunal’s decision that an employer’s duty to make reasonable adjustments does not extend to appointing internal candidates if they do not meet the essential criteria of the job they are applying for.

ECJ 11 April 2013, case C-290/12 (Oreste Della Rocca - v - Poste Italiane SpA), Temporary agency work

Mr Della Rocca was employed as a ‘temp’ by a temporary employment agency (the...

ECJ 11 April 2013, case C-290/12 (Oreste Della Rocca - v - Poste Italiane SpA), Temporary agency work

Mr Della Rocca was employed as a ‘temp’ by a temporary employment agency (the...

ECJ 11 April 2013, case C-401/11 (Blanka Soukupová - v - Minister stro zemedelstrí), Gender discrimination

The age at which Czech citizens become eligible for state retirement benefits differs for men and...

ECJ 11 April 2013, case C-401/11 (Blanka Soukupová - v - Minister stro zemedelstrí), Gender discrimination

The age at which Czech citizens become eligible for state retirement benefits differs for men and...

2013/32 Employee not liable to employer for insulting Facebook post (FR)

French law distinguishes between public and non-public insults. A company can only seek damages for being insulted publicly. An insulting post on Facebook or MSN is not necessarily public.

2013/32 Employee not liable to employer for insulting Facebook post (FR)

French law distinguishes between public and non-public insults. A company can only seek damages for being insulted publicly. An insulting post on Facebook or MSN is not necessarily public.

2013/19 Employee with foreign disability certificate cannot claim Austrian disability dismissal protection (AT)

A worker with a German disability certificate was unable to claim the dismissal protection he would have had under Austrian law had he had an Austrian certificate, even though the criteria for being awarded disability status are similar in both countries.

2013/19 Employee with foreign disability certificate cannot claim Austrian disability dismissal protection (AT)

A worker with a German disability certificate was unable to claim the dismissal protection he would have had under Austrian law had he had an Austrian certificate, even though the criteria for being awarded disability status are similar in both countries.