Employment and HR

• Court Rules Restrictive Covenants Are Enforceable

  • Posted30 August 2016

  In the recent case of Bartholomews Agri Food Limited v Thornton, the High Court found that a restrictive covenant included in the contract of employment of an agronomist from the...

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• Unlawfully Dismissed Football Manager Wins Compensation

  • Posted19 August 2016

  Constructive dismissal occurs when an employee resigns and can demonstrate that he or she is entitled to do so because the employer shows by their conduct that they no longer...

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• LLPs and Whistleblowing – EAT Gives Guidance

  • Posted25 July 2016

  Members of limited liability partnerships (LLPs) are not ’employees’, but they are ‘workers’ and are thus entitled to all the legal protections afforded by the whistleblowing provisions of the Employment...

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• 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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