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Helping Employers Avoid a Constructive Dismissal Claim
Constructive dismissal has become “sexy” following the highly publicised tribunal decision in the case of Stella English v Amshold Group Limited. Miss English (2010 winner of The Apprentice), brought a claim of constructive dismissal against Lord Sugar’s company stating that she had no choice but to resign as she had no real role at the
Employee shareholder legislation – third time lucky?
Following three re-drafts by the Government, a consensus was reached on employee shareholder legislation. Last week the House of Lords and the Government agreed on wording of the Growth and Infrastructure Bill which introduced a new employment status – employee shareholder. First proposed by the Chancellor George Osborne at the Conservative Party Conference last October,
Should you have a social media policy?
The potential employment risks around social media was highlighted this month after the resignation of the first Youth Police and Crime Commissioner, Paris Brown, following racist tweets on her Twitter account. Although the tweets were sent before she applied for and accepted the job, they were there to be scrutinised by her future employers and
Disability Discrimination – A Weighty Issue
We are often asked by employers to advise on disability discrimination. Equality Act 2010 states ‘a person has a disability if he has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long term adverse effect on his ability to carry out normal day to day activities’. Long term means the impairment has lasted,
Dealing with workplace sickness absence
In 2011 a review of workplace sickness absence was carried out by Dame Carol Black, the Government’s national director for health and work, and David Frost, director-general of the British Chambers of Commerce. The Government has responded to that review by announcing that it will introduce a new independent assessment and advisory service in order
Employment law 2013, 6 things you need to know
2013 is shaping up to be another busy year for employment lawyers and HR professionals alike. With a raft of changes expected, we have summarised the most important, and will of course keep you updated throughout the year with regular blogs and tweets. 1. From 1st February: - the Unfair dismissal compensation award limit will increase
Facebook – Employment Advice & Disciplinary Action
The rise in the use of social media in both business and in private is stratospheric. Often the lines between what is work related and what is truly ‘private’ can become blurred however. Employees have been dismissed because of inappropriate comments (which have amounted to bullying and harassment) being posted on Facebook about colleagues, or
Service Provision Changes, TUPE, Redundancy, legal advice ….
We recently highlighted some issues that can surround a transfer of undertakings under TUPE, particularly in relation to Service Provision Changes (SPC). One of conditions that have to be satisfied for an SPC to occur is whether, immediately before the SPC, there is an organised grouping of employees whose principal purpose is working for the
Employment Law – What’s Hot and What’s Not?
Do you know what’s on the cards for Employment Law in 2013? Agency Workers The Government is expected to review employers’ administrative obligations in the Agency Workers Regulations in June 2013, with a view to making sure that practical arrangements are as straightforward as possible. Unfair Dismissal Compensation The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill (ERRB),
Pension update on the ‘auto-enrolment’ scheme
Employers with more than 5 employees were required, until 1st October this year, to help their employees access a stakeholder pension scheme. This requirement has now been abolished with the introduction of so called ‘auto enrolment’. However, transitional provisions do still allow an employer to continue deducting contributions from the salary of an employee who
