Shared parental leave will be available for parents whose child is expected to be born on or after 5th April 2015 or placed for adoption on or after that date. BIS commissioned research into attitudes towards the changes and to assess the potential take up of shared parental leave. There were approximately 2000 respondents to the […]
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Discovering misconduct later
The Claimant brought a High Court action against Leeds United Football Club for wrongful dismissal for his 12 month notice period. He was a technical director with 7 year’s service on a salary of approximately £200,000 per annum and a 12 month notice period. He was serving his notice by reason of redundancy when management […]
Employment Tribunal Fees
It seems, following the defeat of the last Unison challenge last year, that at least for now Employment Tribunal fees are here to stay. There are two sides to every argument; the Government argues that it is right to ask service users to contribute to the costs of running of the system. The Opposition and […]
Deductions from Wages
Following the Bear Scotland case the Government was concerned about a big liability for employers with employees bringing claims going back many years. A Government taskforce was put together and in a very swift act of legislation the Deduction from Wages (Limitation) Regulations 2014 has now been born. The Regulations will limit unlawful deduction from […]
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all my readers, followers and clients. 2014 has been a fantastic year. I have concluded a number of settlement agreements for clients where in all bar one case they secured a better package. I have represented clients in Tribunal where the claims have settled for great results. I have also provided […]
Obesity could be a disability
The awaited European Court of Justice decision has arrived. This has confirmed that EU law does not prohibit discrimination on the grounds of obesity but that conditions associated with the obesity could amount to a disability. The case set out a test where the long-term physical, mental or psychological impairments may hinder the full and […]
Introducing restrictions in contracts
It can be common for employers to seek to tighten up existing restrictions when issuing a new contract to ensure that the restrictions are still relevant for the individual and the business. Sometimes an employer will seek to introduce restrictions for the first time. A High Court case is a useful reminder that the employer […]
New family friendly regulations
On the 1st December 2014, some of the new family friendly regulations became the law although some of the provisions will not become a reality until 2015. In addition to the shared parental leave coming into effect for babies due on or after 5th April 2015, a number of other less publicised amendments are due to […]
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Twitter and dismissal
The first case involving a dismissal for comments published on Twitter has made the EAT. In this case, the employee had a personal account not linked to his employer Game Retail Ltd but was followed by about 35 stores. He made offensive comments that were not work related but a fellow manager complained to the […]