Employment and HR

• Estate Agent Fined After Contractor Killed in Fall

  • Posted9 July 2012

  The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has fined a firm of estate agents after a contractor who was working for them was killed when he fell from a roof. ...

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• Reform of the Collective Redundancy Rules

  • Posted5 July 2012

  Following a call for evidence on the operation of the rules that apply to consulting with employees when collective redundancies are necessary, the Government has published a consultation outlining its...

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• Dismissal on Account of Long-Term Sickness

  • Posted28 June 2012

  When an employee is dismissed for a reason relating to their capability to perform the work for which they were employed, whether or not the dismissal is fair or unfair...

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• TUPE – Service Provision Changes

  • Posted19 June 2012

  In Hunter v McCarrick, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that for there to be a service provision change within the meaning of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of...

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• ACAS Guidance for Employers on the Olympic Games

  • Posted11 June 2012

  The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) has issued guidance for employers on some of the issues that might arise in connection with the London 2012 Olympic Games, which commence...

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• The Employment Status of Partners

  • Posted6 June 2012

  Whether or not someone is a partner or an employee of a business will depend on the exact nature of the relationship and the agreement that exists between the parties....

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