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Does the way a redundancy arises affect whether a redundancy situation exists?
...unfair dismissal. Tribunal rules no redundancy situation The tribunal ruled there was no redundancy situation. Therefore, the employer did not have a fair reason for dismissal and the dismiss...
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Employment Appeal Tribunal confirms test for specific disclosure applications
...unfair constructive dismissal and detrimental treatment on whistleblowing grounds. Tribunal makes specific disclosure order At a preliminary hearing, Ms Bharaj applied for disclosure of documents cr...
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Teacher suspected of possessing indecent images of children was unfairly dismissed
...Dismissal unfair K claimed unfair dismissal, but the tribunal ruled his dismissal was fair. K appealed to the Employment Appeal Tribunal which overturned the tribunal’s decision and ruled his dismiss...
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Unfair dismissal: No likely compensation not a ground to strike out the claim
Unfair dismissal: No likely compensation not a ground to strike out the claim Tribunals should not strike out an unfair dismissal claim which has reasonable prospects of success just because compensat...
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Tribunals: Unless Orders must be unambiguous to strike out whole case
...unfair dismissal, automatic unfair dismissal (for having blown the whistle) and breach of contract. At a preliminary hearing, the employment tribunal ordered him to provide a table setting out ...
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Employers cannot pro-rate holiday entitlement for part-year workers
...unfair. It was important to recognise that Ms Brazel was employed on a permanent contract and this was sufficient to entitle her to 5.6 weeks holiday, irrespective of the number of weeks worked. The T...
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Employee’s length of service irrelevant for wrongful dismissal claims
...unfair dismissal, as well as for wrongful dismissal claim (claiming loss of notice pay). Employment tribunal rules dismissal was wrongful Mr Cameron succeeded in his wrongful dismi...
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Time limits: Court of Appeal highlights importance of clear dismissal letters
...dismissal will be with immediate effect from 29 June 2017." Mr Brophy submitted claims for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination. Based on a dismissal date of 6 July (the date of re...
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Refusal to pay resigning employee fair market value for shares not unfair
...unfair An employer had not treated an employee unfairly when it refused to pay her the fair market value for her shares after she resigned and became a ‘bad leaver’. The employee failed to get the agr...
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Consultation on the new right to carer’s leave
...dismissal should be automatically unfair if the reason or principal reason for dismissal is that the employee has taken or sought to take carer’s leave. An employee would also be able to bring a claim...
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Round-up of April 2020 employment law changes
...unfair dismissal increases to £88,519 (up from £86,444), or 12 months’ pay if lower. The limit on a week’s pay used for calculating statutory redundancy payments and the unfair dismissal basic aw...
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Annual increases to employment compensation limits and statutory rates of pay
...unfair dismissals awards and the prescribed amount of statutory payments will increase from April 2020. Compensation limits For unfair dismissal claims where the effective date of term...
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Annual increase in tribunal compensation limits confirmed
...unfair dismissal is set to increase to £86,444 (up from £83,682). The maximum amount of a week’s pay, used for calculating the unfair dismissal basic award and statutory redundancy paymen...
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Law Commission Consults on Employment Law Hearing Structures
...unfair dismissal claim (currently three months) or whether the civil courts’ time limit of six years should apply to claims brought in the employment tribunal. Jurisdiction of tribunals ...
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New right to paid parental bereavement leave from 6 April
...dismissal and detriment for exercising their right to take leave. A dismissal will be automatically unfair if the reason or principal reason is connected to them having taken leave or because the empl...
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Party manifestos: workplace issues
...unfair dismissal rights, with extra protections for pregnant women, those going through the menopause and terminally ill workersIncreased redundancy protection Introduce four new bank holidays an...
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Unfair dismissal and redundancy compensation limits going up from 6 April 2018
Unfair dismissal and redundancy compensation limits going up from 6 April 2018 Unfair dismissal compensation and redundancy pay is to increase where the effective date of termination of an e...
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Chloe Harrold's Column for The HR Director on HR Blunders in the Apprentice
...unfair dismissal in 2013. Preparing for the show I sat through the interview clips of candidates and it is brimming with corkers. Mergim Butaja sets the bar high, billing himself “God’s Gift” and “a...
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Labour’s 2017 Election Manifesto – For the Many, Not the Few
...unfair dismissal and other rights currently only available to employees. Tribunal fees and claims Tribunal fees will be abolished. Labour will also extend the time limit for bringing a maternity di...
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Compensation Awards Increase from 6 April 2017
...unfair dismissal compensatory award and the maximum amount of a week’s pay are to rise from 6 April 2017. The amount of a week’s pay will increase to £489 (up from £479). The cap on the compensatory a...
