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Employment and HR
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In Scott v Northumbria Probation Board, a probation officer whose unfair dismissal claim was rejected by the Employment Tribunal (ET) has seen that decision quashed by the Employment Appeal Tribunal...
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The procedure for making council employees redundant has been examined in the case of a former chief executive who was dismissed after her local authority switched to an elected mayor...
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A job centre manager who said that she was dismissed because of her zeal in helping a vulnerable teenager to find work has succeeded in her claim for unfair dismissal...
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Under the EC Working Time Directive, workers are entitled to a minimum of four weeks’ paid leave in each leave year. However, the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR), which implement...
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One of the outcomes of last year’s Resolving Workplace Disputes consultation was a consensus that the current Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure needed revision. The Government therefore requested Mr Justice...
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Scores of women who worked for a local authority have won an equal pay ruling in the Supreme Court that will have serious ramifications for employers as it effectively extends...
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