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Dismissal Fair Where Employer Genuinely and Reasonably Believed Employee Had No Right to Work in the UK
...dismissal, the fact that it turns out that the employee had the right to work in the UK does not render the dismissal unfair. Facts In Nayak v Royal Mail Ltd, Mr Nayak was dismissed because Royal Mai...
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Dismissal for Lying about Symptoms is Misconduct
...unfair dismissal. Employment Tribunal Decision The Tribunal accepted that Metroline had genuine conduct reasons for dismissal. However, in relation to the first two grounds it said that the medical ...
Suspicions of terrorist activity: An employer's guide - as published in HR Magazine
...unfair dismissal, as well as discrimination on grounds of race, religion or belief, employers considering disciplinary action need to have sound evidence of a potential risk, or reasonable evidence th...
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Raising Non-Urgent Concerns with Employee on Sick Leave Breached Implied Term of Trust and Confidence
...unfair constructive dismissal. Decision The employment tribunal found that Ms Hodkinson had not been bullied, was not a credible witness (she was prone to being over-sensitive and to exaggerate) and...
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Government clamps down on tax benefits for employee shareholders
...unfair dismissal) in exchange for shares and associated tax advantages. Although available to companies of all sizes, it was intended to benefit fast-growing small and medium-sized companies that wan...
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New compensation limits confirmed for April 2016
...unfair dismissal compensatory award and the maximum amount of a week’s pay from 6 April 2016. The amount of a week’s pay will increase to £479 (up from £475). The cap on the compensatory award will in...
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Injury to Feelings Compensation Taxable as a Termination Payment
...unfair dismissal, seeking compensation for loss of earnings and injury to feelings. Following a successful mediation, his employers agreed to pay him £200,000 under a settlement agreement. The agreem...
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Dismissal for disclosing confidential information unfair
Dismissal for disclosing confidential information unfair An employee’s dismissal for disclosing confidential information about clients in an online chatroom was unfair in the light of the culture of ...
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Sunday trading rules may be extended
...unfair dismissal and detrimental treatment for exercising or proposing to exercise their opt-out rights.
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Protections for Zero Hours Workers in Force
...unfair dismissal if they are dismissed for working for another employer. They also give workers the right to bring a tribunal claim if they are subjected to a detriment because they have worked for an...
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Ill-health dismissals: Fairness and Disability Discrimination
...dismissal and she claimed unfair dismissal and discrimination arising from disability. The Employment Tribunal’s decision The employment tribunal ruled that her dismissal was unfair. The Council h...
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Dismissal Not Unfair As Result Of Inconsistent Treatment
...unfair dismissal and the employment tribunal ruled his dismissal was unfair as there was an unreasonable inconsistency in the employer’s treatment of Mr Jones and Mr Battersby. MBNA appealed. Decis...
Why whistleblowing is becoming the go-to claim - as published in economia
...unfair dismissal once they’d been employed for a year. The coalition government increased this to two years in April 2012. Employers welcomed the move, but the fact is that the increase may have lulle...
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Zero Hours Contracts: Draft Anti-Avoidance Provisions Published
...unfair dismissal if they are dismissed for working for another employer. The Regulations also give workers the right to bring a tribunal claim if they are subjected to a detriment because they have wo...
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PRA and FCA Announce New Whistleblowing Rules
...unfair dismissal and detrimental treatment for whistleblowing. Firms will also be required to take disclosures from any person, not just workers who meet the relevant definition in the Employment Rig...
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Whistleblowing Public Interest Test Satisfied by Employee Raising Contractual Matter Affecting Group of Employees
...unfair allocation of overtime, resulting in some drivers suffering reduced income. Mr Underwood was subsequently dismissed and he claimed that his dismissal was automatically unfair on whistleblowing ...
The end of Downton but not necessarily the end of an era?
...unfair dismissal and the right to a statutory redundancy payment, if made redundant. They are also entitled to 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday a year, daily and weekly rest breaks and rest periods. The majori...
Gutierrez and the risk of a red card for employers over disability discrimination
...dismissal for legal purposes. As a result, the employee will potentially have claims arising from the dismissal unless the employer can demonstrate a fair and non-discriminatory reason to justify its...
Dr Carneiro Blows the Final Whistle on Chelsea
...dismissal. But this should not be a problem if she made it clear that she was reserving her rights whilst she considered her position. Constructive Dismissal or Whistleblowing? Depending on her losse...
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EAT Gives Guidance on HR’s Role in Disciplinary Investigations
...dismissal. Mr Ramphal claimed unfair dismissal. He argued that Mr Goodchild’s decision was improperly influenced by HR. Decision The employment tribunal found the dismissal fair. The decision to ...