Changing Terms & Conditions. Lay Off & Short time working
This is an article looking at some of the choices facing employers in a downturn. The natural tendency is to think of…
Morgan v The Welsh Rugby Union
This is a useful case for reviewing some of the issues you need to consider when engaging on a redundancy procedure in…
Watch out for employer obligations under the new Equality...
The recent case of Conteh v Parking Partners Ltd marks a watershed for the old discrimination laws, and harassment in…
Sexual Orientation and 3rd party Discrimination
Over four decades the Coleherne Public House in Earls Court, London developed a national and international reputation…
What the Miriam O'Reilly Case can teach us about...
As this is such a high profile case I don't intend to revisit the facts in any detail. We all know by now that Ms…
When is a resignation not a resignation?
It sounds like a strange question. When an employee resigns that should be the end of the working relationship with…
Employment Tribunal Hearing Times
I came across this information while doing some research. It's taken from Hansard on 9 November 2010. The…
Consultation is so important when considering redundancy!
County Print v Page
The Respondent was a printing business and the Claimant had worked for them for 23 years as an…
Reference costs £42,500!!
Providing a damaging reference can prove costly, for the reference provider but it might also surprise people that the…
Intimidation of Witnesses During the Disciplinary Process
A recent decision of the Employment Tribunal has found that an employer followed a fair procedure when investigating a…
Employers must phrase disciplinary charges correctly or...
Celebi v Compass UKEAT 2010 0032
The Claimant was employed as a Chef Manager at a Sixth Form College. As part of…
The importance of knowing how to argue mitigation of loss
Mitigation of loss is an issue not often considered by those faced with an employment tribunal namely because few of us…
