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.

Paternity Pay and Leave in UK, Contractual Paternity Pay or Statutory Paternity Pay

May 9, 2019October 12, 2018 by Tom Street

In the UK, employees are eligible to take time off work if they are having, or adopting, a child with their partner. As a result, they are eligible to receive one or two weeks of paid paternity leave and pay. An individual may also be eligible for Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared Parental … Read more

Compensation for Pregnancy Discrimination

June 11, 2019October 10, 2018 by Tom Street

Pregnancy discrimination is by far one of the most distressing and heartbreaking workplace discrimination cases. Furthermore, sadly unfair treatment and experiences given to women, with disguised discriminatory attitudes, are increasingly becoming the norm. What is pregnancy discrimination? As per the UK Equality Act, 2010, it is an act of pregnancy discrimination if an employer discriminates … Read more

Can Claimants who could not Afford the Tribunal Fees now bring a Claim Retrospectively?

June 10, 2019October 7, 2018 by Tom Street

After the Supreme Court ruling on September 17th, 2017, fees for employment tribunals are no longer payable. This is indeed good news for someone who cannot afford a tribunal fee and needs to bring in a claim. The regime for employment tribunal claim fees has been deemed unlawful since the time it was introduced. The … Read more

All you need to know about Racial Discrimination – Infographic

January 15, 2019October 6, 2018 by Tom Street

Racial discrimination is when a person of a particular race is treated less favourably than another person of a different race in a similar situation. This type of discrimination can be based on colour, descent, nationality, ethnic origin or immigrant status. Types of Racial Discrimination There are two types of racial discrimination: Direct discrimination This … Read more

Compensation Against Age Discrimination in United Kingdom

June 11, 2019October 3, 2018 by Tom Street

The Equality Act According to the Equality Act, any discrimination or unfair treatment on the basis of a personal characteristic, such as age, is against the law. The law is in place to protect from discrimination in almost all cases. The act is applied to discrimination on the following basis: Age Race Sex Gender Disability … Read more

Redundancy during Pregnancy and Statutory Maternity Pay

March 26, 2019September 28, 2018 by Tom Street

What is redundancy? Redundancy is basically a type of dismissal. To be made redundant, you have to be dismissed for one of the following reasons: The need for workers of a particular skill has reduced or ended in your employer’s organisation Your workplace has permanently or temporarily closed down. Your employer goes out of business … Read more

What is an Occupational Scheme?

October 25, 2018September 25, 2018 by Tom Street

Irrespective of whether you are an employer or an employee, there are a plethora of benefits of an occupational scheme or an occupational pension scheme. An occupational pension scheme usually involves not just the employee but also the employer’s contribution. In this type of pension plan, the employer is committed to contribute to the pension … Read more

What is an ETO reason?

June 11, 2019September 22, 2018 by Tom Street

An ETO reason is an economical, technical or organisational reason applied in order to make changes to staff or terms and conditions, following a TUPE transfer. A TUPE is a set of rules set by UK law to ensure the protection of employment rights of staff, in a situation where the organisation they are working … Read more

Shared Parental Leave – Eligibility For Birth Parents & For Adopters

September 20, 2018 by Tom Street

Shared Parental Leave allows eligible parents, adopters, and partners to share time off work after their child is born or placed for adoption. This leave structure also allows them to return to work for part of the time and then resume their leave at a later date. Furthermore, the employment law in the United Kingdom … Read more

Do You Have To Pay Maternity Pay Back If You Don’t Go Back To Work?

September 20, 2018September 15, 2018 by Tom Street

Going back to work after maternity leave is a difficult question to answer for most employees, especially if you’re sitting on the fence. Whether it’s something you’ve always planned for or a last minute gut decision, working mothers often ask if there are potential penalties or ramifications of not going back to work at the … Read more

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