COVID-19 case law
View our list of member-only case law summaries of cases arising from issues relating to COVID-19 pandemic, including furlough

Religion and belief
- X v Y | Employment Tribunal | 13 December 2021
2413947/2020 Issue: whether a fear of COVID-19 is a philosophical belief under the Equality Act 2010
Whistleblowing
- Lough v Taaks of Scotland Ltd and Singh |ET| September 2021
4107899/2020 Issue: whistleblowing on non-compliance with COVID-19 rules
Dismissal
- Rendina v Royston Veterinary Centre | ET | September 2021
3307459/2020/2021 Issue: Differing approaches to COVID-19 H&S - fairness of dismissal - Quelch v Courtiers Support Services Ltd | ET | 21 September 2021
3313138/2020 Issue: Unfair dismissal - refusal to attend workplace due to COVID-19 - Allette v Scarsdale Grange Nursing Home Ltd | ET | January 2022
1803699/2021 Issue: Refusal to be vaccinated - fairness of dismissal - Accattatis v Fortuna Group (London) Ltd | ET | 25 May 2021
Issue: COVID-19 - automatically unfair dismissal due to workplace danger - Montanaro v Lansafe Ltd | ET | 1 April 2021
Issue: COVID-19 - automatically unfair dismissal arising from avoiding workplace danger
Redundancy
- Handley v Tatenhill Aviation Ltd | Employment Tribunal | 20 January 2021
Issue: redundancy and furlough - Mhindurwa v Lovingangels Care Ltd | ET |25 June 2021
Issue: unfair dismissal - furlough as an alternative to redundancy
Family friendly rights
- Prosser v Community Gateway Association Ltd | ET | 13 May 2021
Issue: COVID-19 - pregnancy and maternity discrimination