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.

Fall in numbers of Zero hours contracts

June 9, 2021October 2, 2017 by Tom Street

Between April and June 2017 the number of workers whose main job was a zero hours contracts was 883,000 according to the Office for National Statistics.

There has been a fall in the number of zero hours contracts from 2.9% to 2.8% compared to the same time last year.

National Living Wage (rates and when they apply)

June 9, 2021September 28, 2017 by Tom Street

Rate from April 2017 Age Living Wage Rate 25+ years £7.50 21-24 £7.05 18-20 £5.60 16-17 £4.05 Apprentice £3.50 Workers must be paid the above rates according to their age group for every hour that they work. The calculation is based on work as a whole. That means if a person is paid a rate … Read more

When does protection from discrimination start?

September 17, 2019September 27, 2017 by Tom Street

Unlike some other areas of employment law, there is no qualifying period for the protection from discrimination. Not only is discrimination unlawful from the very first day in employment, protection starts from the moment a person applies for a job.

Protected Characteristics: What are they?

September 17, 2019September 26, 2017 by Tom Street

The Equality Act 2010 protects employees and job applicants from being subjected to discrimination (less favourable treatment). It makes it unlawful to treat a person, or group of people, differently or subject them to harassment on the grounds of certain defined areas.

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

June 9, 2021September 26, 2017 by Tom Street

Sexual harassment is unwelcome sexual behaviour which either violates a person’s dignity or creates an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for them. Sexual harassment also describes situations in which people are treated less favourably because they either submit to or reject sexual conduct. Harassment may be verbal, non-verbal or physical Verbal: Name calling … Read more

Harassment in the Workplace

September 17, 2019September 20, 2017 by Tom Street

Definition of harassment The Equality Act 2010 defines harassment at Section 26 as follows: A person (A) harasses another (B) if A engages in unwanted conduct related to a relevant protected characteristic which has the purpose or effect of either: Violating B’s dignity, or Creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for B. … Read more

Social Media Dismissals

June 9, 2021September 19, 2017 by Tom Street

Dismissals arising out of social media posts Never before have the boundaries between work and home been so blurred. Where once disgruntled employees poured their woes out to each other in the pub after work they now take to social media to air their grievances. As a result social media dismissals have become far more … Read more

Detriment Claims – What are they?

June 9, 2021May 25, 2017 by Tom Street

If you have suffered a detriment at work, you may be able to claim against your employer in the employment tribunal. A detriment at work is when an employee is treated in an unfair manner by the employer but that does not go as far as to dismiss the employee. An example of this could … Read more

What are my statutory rights at work?

August 2, 2023May 25, 2017 by Tom Street

Statutory rights are the basic rights that almost all workers and employees are entitled to. There are some exceptions, but generally, all employers must abide by them and they give the worker legal entitlement. The statutory rights are as follows: the right to be paid the minimum wage or the national living wage (if over … Read more

CCTV at work: What are the legalities?

September 17, 2019January 31, 2017 by Tom Street

What are the legal implications of using CCTV in the workplace? According to recent research, the average person is estimated to be caught on CCTV surveillance systems up to 70 times per day. This can be far higher for those living in the capital. A fair chunk of this footage is usually caught at a … Read more