Tom Street

Tom Street qualified as a solicitor in 2003 and has over 20 years experience in employment and litigation law. He studied law at the University of Manchester before undertaking the legal practice course at the College of Law in Guildford, going on to complete his legal training at a firm in Chancery Lane, London. Once fully qualified, he moved to a niche litigation practice in the City of London. In 2010, Tom set up his own legal practice, Tom Street & Co Solicitors and as part of this, in accordance with his strongly held objective to provide everyone with an easy pathway to justice he established the online portals Do I Have A Case? and Tribunal Claim. These websites are trading names of Tom Street & Co Solicitors.

Redundancy during Maternity Leave

June 11, 2019October 25, 2018 by Tom Street

Redundancy There are three common situations where an employer can make you lawfully redundant. You may lose your job due to redundancy because: The organisation you work with has permanently closed down The organisation moves to a new location and you cannot travel to the new place of work When fewer employees are required for … Read more

Should Voluntary Overtime be taken into Account when Calculating Holiday Pay?

March 26, 2019October 23, 2018 by Tom Street

The Employer Appeal Tribunal in UK has recently made an announcement whether voluntary as well as non-guaranteed overtime will be taken into consideration, or not, when calculating the amount of holiday pay. The decision was made after a case came up involving a group of employees involved in an NHS trust, who brought in claims … Read more

Risk Assessment for Pregnant Employees and Breastfeeding Mothers

March 26, 2019October 22, 2018 by Tom Street

What is risk assessment? Every employee working in an organisation has the right to be protected from any potential harm. A risk assessment is an essential part of an organisation where a careful examination is conducted to check for potential hazards caused by a work activity. This can help the employers in taking appropriate safety … Read more

Religious or Philosophical Belief Discrimination – A Guide

March 26, 2019October 21, 2018 by Tom Street

A philosophical belief discrimination can be described as a situation where a person is treated differently because of their religion or belief. The biased treatment can be due to an individual choice or as a result of a policy. The treatment does not have to necessarily be intentional to be deemed as a discrimination. What … Read more

Know About Retirement Discrimination – Retirement Ages, Procedures and Dismissals

March 26, 2019October 20, 2018 by Tom Street

In the UK, employment law entitles older employees and workers to retire whenever they want voluntarily and draw any occupational pension that they are entitled to. Employers cannot force their employees to retire or set out age for retirement, unless they can objectively justify that, by doing so, there is a proportionate means of achieving … Read more

Whistleblowing: What is the Liability of Individuals

March 26, 2019October 20, 2018 by Tom Street

Can an individual be liable for dismissal on the grounds of whistleblowing along with the employer? Apparently, yes! A recent case in the court, Alexander Osipov was dismissed on the grounds of making protected disclosures. This was done by the recommendation of two directors Mr Timis and Mr. Sage. An appeal was made that he … Read more

Is calling an employee “a Fat Ginger Pikey” harassment?

March 26, 2019October 18, 2018 by Tom Street

What is banter? Banter is defined as a playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks, all done in a good humour. Banter is common in many workplaces, and in fact, healthy banter can be good for the organisation, as well as the employees. Therefore banter is considered acceptable in many workplaces. But, can there be … Read more

Can You Be Forced to Retire?

March 26, 2019October 18, 2018 by Tom Street

A withdrawal of a person’s employment or occupation from their active working life, due to a certain age, is known as retirement. A person may be fully or semi-retired as per the employer’s policy. Recently the minimum age of retirement, which was 65 years previously, has been abolished. This implies that an employer cannot force … Read more

National Minimum Wage and Living Wage in the United Kingdom

March 26, 2019October 16, 2018 by Tom Street

In the UK, the government reviews the rate for National Minimum Wage or NMW in April each year, to include recommendations from the Low Pay Commission. Accordingly, all employers in the UK must agree to pay at least the NMW to their workers up to the age of 25 years. For employees and workers older … Read more

Maternity Leave and Pay Entitlement to Pregnant Employee

March 26, 2019October 15, 2018 by Tom Street

What is maternity leave? Any pregnant woman, irrespective of their employment status, reserve the right to maternity leave of a maximum of 52 weeks. The leave is divided into two broad categories, where the initial 26 weeks are considered as ordinary maternity leave and the remaining 26 weeks are classed as additional maternity leave. There … Read more

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