There has been much media interest in a recent case from the European Court of Human Rights concerning the right to privacy at work. It is not the case that employer’s have the right to snoop on employee’s personal emails as some coverage seemed to suggest. Clearly if an employee is using his work email […]
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Time off for dependents
Time off for dependents is in practice frequently used by employees when issues arise at home, which take them away from the work place. The employee has a right to time off for dependents in emergencies but there is no right to payment. There is also a claim for employees of automatic unfair dismissal if […]
Too much notice?
The recent EAT case of Cockram v Air Products Plc concerns an employee who resigned claiming constructive dismissal following a repudiatory breach of contract by his employer. The employee gave longer notice than he was contractually required to do for financial reasons. He was required to give three months notice but in fact gave seven months […]