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New right to carer’s leave: what employers need to know
...dismissal will be automatically unfair These are intended to be the minimum entitlements that an employer must provide and so employers can provide greater entitlements if they wish. For exam...
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Furlough: what does it mean for redundancy dismissals?
...unfair dismissal. The Employment Judge found that she had been dismissed for redundancy, which is a potentially fair reason. However, the Judge ruled that the dismissal was unfair. He considered that...
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Increases to redundancy payments and unfair dismissal compensation from April 2021
...unfair dismissal compensation from April 2021 Redundancy payments and unfair dismissal compensation are set to rise from April. The maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal will increase to £8...
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Covert CCTV recording in the workplace – is it ever lawful?
...unfair dismissal claim (or unfair dismissal claim, if dismissed by their employer). Much will depend on the nature of the misconduct and whether the covert recording was justifiable. Using covert CCTV...
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Why is menopause a workplace issue?
...unfair dismissal protection. Employees are also protected against discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 from the first day of their employment. Potential claims therefore include unfair dismissal...
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Negotiating severance packages: you can’t pick and choose
...unfair dismissal and discrimination, the employee must also be advised on the settlement agreement by an independent solicitor or other independent legal adviser. It is importa...
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Clinically Extremely Vulnerable - Change in Guidance
...dismissal for refusing to return would be automatically unfair. They could also be covered under the Equality Act 2010 and argue that any detrimental treatment or dismissal is discriminatory. It is be...
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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...