Employment and HR

• Employer’s Refusal to Extend PHI Not Age Discrimination

  • Posted13 July 2016

  In a case which emphasises the importance of clarity of language when providing information on employees’ contractual entitlement to Permanent Health Insurance (PHI) benefits, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has...

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• Company Acts to Prevent Former Employees Taking Its Business

  • Posted1 July 2016

  If you suspect a current or former employee of disloyalty, the law can move extremely quickly to help you. In one case (M&E Global (Staffing) Solutions Limited and Another v...

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• Dismissal of Employee ‘Pulling a Sickie’ Was Fair, Rules EAT

  • Posted22 June 2016

  A recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has emphasised that dishonesty over sickness absence can amount to gross misconduct and give grounds for dismissal (Metroline West Limited v...

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• The Importance of Conducting a Fair Disciplinary Process

  • Posted6 June 2016

  A local authority employee who complained that his job description did not match his duties and that he was substantially underpaid for the work he in fact did has had...

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• UEFA European Championship 2016 – Are You Ready?

  • Posted3 June 2016

  With the UEFA European Championship due to kick off shortly (the first match, France v Romania, is on Friday, 10 June at 20:00 UK time and the final is scheduled...

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• Psychoactive Substances and Your Workplace Drug Policy

  • Posted27 May 2016

  The Psychoactive Substances Act 2016, which received Royal Assent on 28 January 2016, came into force on 26 May 2016. The Act makes it an offence to produce, supply,...

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