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Can a lay-off only be for a reasonable period?

Can a lay-off only be for a reasonable period? lay off

The EAT held in the recent case of Craig v Bob Lindfield & Sons that there is no implied term as to reasonableness so far as the length of lay off was concerned but also went onto find in this case that the period of four-week’s experienced by Mr Craig was not unreasonable in all […]

SOSR dismissals and the ACAS Code

The ACAS Code of Practice on diosciplinary and grievance procedures has always been applicable in disciplinary situations including misconduct cases, poor performance and capability.  It does not apply to redundancy dismissals but the position on some other substantial reason (SOSR) dismissals has been less clear.  The positon has been somewhat clarified by Lund v St […]