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An employee’s effective date of termination (EDT), as defined by the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA), marks the start of the three-month period within which a claim for unfair dismissal...
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In Samsung Electronics (UK) Ltd. v Monte-D’Cruz, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has given guidance on the principles that apply to the process for deciding whether a redundant employee should...
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The Government has published for consultation a package of reforms aimed at simplifying and speeding up the process of ending the employment relationship when it breaks down. This includes: ...
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A service provision change under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) takes place when, immediately before the change, there is an ‘organised grouping’ of employees...
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Leading engineering and construction company Costain Limited has been fined £250,000 for breaches of health and safety law after one of its employees was killed by a reversing lorry during...
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The Court of Appeal has ruled (Crawford and another v Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) that procedural defects in the disciplinary process adopted by their employer rendered unfair the...
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