George Osborne announces plans for a new Contract of Employment

George Osborne announces plans for a new Contract of Employment The Chancellor, George Osborne announced yesterday at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham his plans for a new type of employment contract. This new contract would be known as an …

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Constructive Dismissal

Constructive Dismissal In the recent case of Logan v. Celyn House Limited the EAT considered whether the “principal reason” for the resignation needed to amount to a fundamental breach of contract for …

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Holiday Pay – Court of Appeal rules on whether holiday can be carried over

Holiday Pay – Court of Appeal rules on whether holiday can be carried over The Court of Appeal has recently announced its decision in the case of NHS Leeds v Larner. Mrs Larner had been employed by NHS Leeds for 20 hours a week …

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Employment Tribunal Rules

Employment Tribunal Rules Mr Justice Underhill, who was asked by the Government last November to carry out a fundamental review of the Employment Tribunal rules, has recently announced his findings and recommendations. The …

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Annual Leave and Sickness

Annual Leave and Sickness Must a worker who falls ill during a period of statutory annual leave be entitled to take that leave at a later date? Yes said the European Court of Justice …

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The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill

The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill was presented to Parliament on 23rd May. The key employment law reforms under the Bill are listed below: Mandatory Acas Pre Conciliation: Prospective claimants …

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Discrimination – Claims by unsuccessful Job applicants

Discrimination – Claims by unsuccessful Job applicants In the case of Meister v Speech Design Carrier Systems GmbH the job application of Miss Meister, a Russian National was rejected without interview even though her level of experience …

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Judges to sit alone in unfair dismissal hearings

Judges to sit alone in unfair dismissal hearings The draft Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (Composition) Order 2012 has been published and is expected to come into force on 6th April 2012. This Order will enable Employment Judges to …

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ACAS Issues Guidance for the Olympics

ACAS Issues Guidance for the Olympics ACAS has issued its first guidance on how to deal with issues arising from the Olympic Games in the summer; more will follow. The guidance note covers “time off” issues …

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Employer Liability for Violent Employees

Employer Liability for Violent Employees The Court of Appeal has recently considered two cases regarding the issue of when an employer is liable for the conduct of an employee (known as vicarious liability) where that …

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