Former Car Sales Manager Overturns Employment Tribunal Ruling
Employment Tribunal (ET) decisions are not always right, but it is very rare for them to be condemned as perverse. That is, however, exactly what happened in this case
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Facing Disciplinary Proceedings From An Employer? See a Lawyer Today!
If you are to be subject to a disciplinary hearing at work you need someone to be in your corner and a lawyer is the best option.
Shop Manager Wrongly Accused of Theft Wins £20,000 Compensation
Any issues relating to an employee’s conduct have to be thorough and clear otherwise it could cost the employer dearly.
Viola Player Deafened By Brass Section Wins Right To Compensation
A musician won a claim for compensation because his employers were found to have failed in their duty of care and he suffered irreparable hearing damage.
Winning Compensation is One Thing – Enforcing Payment is Another!
Winning compensation is one thing, but enforcing its payment is another. That point could hardly have been more powerfully made than by a case in which a domestic servant who was awarded almost £270,000 by an Employment Tribunal (ET) ended up without a penny.
Done Some Work For Someone? Make Sure You Get Paid!
Getting paid for work undertaken and completed for a firm of architects who sought to recover £25,000 for work designing a social housing project proved to be impossible due to the time lapse involved.
Proper Contracts Of Employment Are A Necessity!
Many small family businesses have informal working arrangements, but that does not excuse them from the legal requirement to have proper procedures in place to ensure fair treatment of employees.
Multinational Employers and TUPE Obligations – Tribunal Gives Guidance
Multinational companies frequently move their operations between countries – but how do to the Tupe regulations impact on their search for value?
Agency That Failed to Pay the National Minimum Wage Hit Hard In Pocket
Paying the National Minimum Wage (NMW) is a strict legal requirement and employers that fail to do so can be hit with punitive penalties.
Employment Law and Human Rights – The Debate Continues
The impact of the UK’s human rights obligations on employment law is still a subject of much debate almost 20 years after the advent of the Human Rights Act 1998.
Sacked Teacher For Time Off For Assault Wins Case
A school teacher who was on long term sick leave for a year after being assaulted by a pupil in her workplace was eventually dismissed by her employer. Now, the teacher has won the right to compensation after her unfair termination of employment.
Would You Work For No Pay?
Somewhat unbelievably, an employee of a company was not paid any wages whatsoever for a staggering seven years of work. Thankfully, employment law provides people the protection and help to get back what is owed to them and the female received £182,000 in compensation.
McGrath Vs Tayto – Employment Law – A Case Study
It is not unusual in work related disputes for employees to feel very much like the underdog and feel as if they have nowhere to turn for advice and assistance against their Company who is holding all the cards.
Sports Direct warehouse workers due to receive back pay
A deal has been made with the Unite union and HMRC which will affect thousands of staff employed at Sports Directs warehouses because the company did not pay them the minimum wage.
Want To Be Your Own Boss?
If you’re a budding entrepreneur and think it’s time you were your own boss or want to form a partnership or limited company and conquer the business world, then here is some top information on how to ensure success.
Vicar Loses Unfair Dismissal Dispute
A vicar has recently lost a court of appeal battle over the right to bring an action for unfair dismissal, after being the victim of a four-year campaign of hate in his local parish.
Woolworths Staff Lose Compensation Dispute
The European Court of Justice has recently ruled on the long running legal compensation battle involving Woolworths, and the result is bad news for its ex-employees.
Reforms To Zero Hour Contracts
Zero hour contracts have come under a significant amount of public scrutiny in recent years with fears over the gradual erosion of workers rights. But what exactly are zero hour contracts, and how did the coalition government, in the last few months of its tenure, aim to reform this area of employment law?
Whistleblowing – Defining Public Interest
In the recent case of Chesterton Global Ltd v Nurmohamed, the employment tribunal attached a much needed explanation to the term ‘public interest’ and helped clarify when an employee can be protected under the defence of ‘whistleblowing’.
Banter In The Workplace
Banter is often cited as part of a defence in Employment Tribunal claims alleging discrimination or bullying and harassment leading to constructive dismissal.