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.

What is ACAS?

June 9, 2021September 6, 2016 by Tom Street

What is ACAS? The government funds a free Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) to help resolve disputes between employers and their employees. Perhaps more widely known for its role in high profile disputes such as negotiating with parties in strike situations – ACAS can also be accessed by individuals, legal representatives and employers. With a remit to … Read more

Your pregnancy rights

June 9, 2021July 19, 2016 by Tom Street

What are your pregnancy rights in the workplace? Pregnant employees have the right to be treated the same as other employees in the workplace. They should not be discriminated against because of their pregnancy. UK law has given protection to pregnant employees by providing pregnant employee rights which aim to prevent pregnancy discrimination. Employees have been given … Read more

Notice Period

June 9, 2021July 19, 2016 by Tom Street

What is the minimum notice period that an employer can give? Unless stated in your contract, the minimum notice period (known as statutory notice) that an employer can give is as follows: If your length of service is between 1 month – 2 years, the employer must pay you 1 week’s notice; If your length of … Read more

Maternity Leave Discrimination

June 9, 2021May 26, 2016 by Tom Street

What is maternity leave discrimination? Section 18 of the Equality Act 2010 states that a woman should not be treated less favourably because of her pregnancy or for absence during her maternity leave. For a woman to prove maternity leave discrimination in the workplace, she must provide evidence to suggest that, if it wasn’t for her pregnancy … Read more

Examples of Age Discrimination during the Recruitment Process

June 9, 2021April 26, 2016 by Tom Street

Age discrimination during the recruitment process is unlawful under the Equality Act 2010. If you find that you have been discriminated against when applying for a job or during the interview process, you may be able to make a claim for age discrimination in the employment tribunal. Examples of Age Discrimination during the Recruitment Process … Read more

Redundancy payments increased from 6th April 2017

June 9, 2021April 20, 2016 by Tom Street

As of 6th April 2017, the maximum statutory redundancy payment that can be awarded to employees in an employment tribunal has increased, under new legislation published by the government. If an employer makes an employee who has two or more years service, redundant, then they must make a statutory redundancy payment based on the amount they earn … Read more

What is TUPE?

June 9, 2021March 2, 2016 by Tom Street

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 better known as TUPE (pronounced 2P) were conceived to protect employees when the organisations that they work for changed hands. Simply put, it protects the employment rights and main terms and conditions of employment so that they are not effected by a change of ownership. When … Read more

Failure to advertise promotion may be discrimination

September 17, 2019February 8, 2016 by Tom Street

Case law highlights the need for openness in the advertising of internal job opportunities. In Uddin v Westex Carpets Ltd ET/1805994/12 Mr Uddin had worked for twenty years as a night shift manager. He was hoping to apply for a promotion when one of the senior managers retired. Unfortunately the vacancy was never advertised and a white … Read more

Resignation during the disciplinary process

September 17, 2019February 8, 2016 by Tom Street

As a general rule, employees going through disciplinary processes which may lead to their dismissal are usually better to wait and see what the outcome is rather than preemptively resign. The thinking behind this advice is that it is only possible to claim unfair dismissal if you have actually been dismissed. If you chose to jump … Read more

Can a single negative comment be discrimination?

September 17, 2019February 4, 2016 by Tom Street

There are several notable employment law cases which deal with whether or not a single remark can constitute dismissal. In Richmond Pharmacology v Dhaliwal [2009] UKEAT it was held that a remark made to a Claimant about the possibility of her being “married off in India” was capable of violating her dignity and did constitute … Read more

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