Employment and HR

• Unfair Dismissal – Final Warnings

  • Posted10 September 2013

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled (Simmonds v Milford Club) that if the facts of a case give an Employment Tribunal (ET) reason to believe that a material previous...

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• New Type of Employment Contract Introduced

  • Posted1 September 2013

  The Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 provides for a new type of employment status, the ‘employee shareholder’ – with effect from 1 September 2013. Employee shareholders will agree to...

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• Covert Recordings – Admissible as Evidence?

  • Posted29 August 2013

  In Vaughan v London Borough of Lewisham and Others, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) reaffirmed that whilst the practice of making secret recordings may be regarded as ‘very distasteful’ and...

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• Apprentice Winner Loses Constructive Dismissal Claim

  • Posted19 August 2013

  Stella English, a former winner of the TV programme ‘The Apprentice’, has lost her Employment Tribunal (ET) claim for unfair constructive dismissal, contrary to Section 95 of the Employment Rights...

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• Collective Redundancy – Careful Consultation Vital

  • Posted9 August 2013

  In a recent dispute, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) stressed how important it is for employers to follow the correct procedure for consulting staff when they are proposing to dismiss...

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• Packaging Firm Fined Over Worker’s Severed Fingers

  • Posted30 July 2013

  A packaging firm has been fined £200,000 after one of its employees severely injured both hands when they became trapped in heavy machinery. The 25-year-old man worked for Smurfit...

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