Employment and HR

• Employee Wins Payout Following Inadequate Disciplinary Inquiry

  • Posted6 December 2013

  In a stern warning to employers that disciplinary inquiries must be performed with the utmost care, an NHS employee has been awarded more than £30,000 in compensation for unfair dismissal...

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• Business Has Right to See Former Employee’s Emails

  • Posted22 November 2013

  The Court of Appeal has overturned a recent High Court decision and confirmed that a company can have access to the emails of a former director of the company. ...

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• What Happens When Misconduct is Uncovered Post-Dismissal?

  • Posted11 November 2013

  In Vignakumar v Churchill Group Limited, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has shed light on the correct approach to cases where evidence of misconduct is uncovered subsequent to dismissal and...

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• Retirement at 65 Justified – As the Law Was Then

  • Posted5 November 2013

  In the long-running case of Seldon v Clarkson, Wright and Jakes, the Employment Tribunal (ET) has ruled that the inclusion in a law firm’s partnership agreement of a clause that...

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• ‘Custom and Practice’ Can Add to Employment Contract Terms

  • Posted25 October 2013

  A recent case (Park Cakes Limited v Shumba and Others) serves as a clear reminder that not every contractual term need be in writing and, where the individual facts support...

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• Council Workers Win Landmark Equal Pay Case

  • Posted18 October 2013

  In a ruling of enormous significance to employers and employees alike, the Supreme Court has opened the way for a group of 251 female local authority workers to proceed with...

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