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Posted 17th May 2013 at 15:47pm
by David Reid Employment Law News: Update 141
Protective awards are punitive, not compensatory; Dismissal for political opinions or affiliations and more...
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Posted 17th May 2013 at 15:46pm
by David Reid Dismissal for political opinions or affiliations
On 25 June 2013, a provision will be introduced to remove the unfair dismissal qualifying period where the reason for the employee’s dismissal is, the employee's political opinions or affiliation.
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Posted 17th May 2013 at 15:46pm
by David Reid Protective awards are punitive, not compensatory
In a recent decision, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has reaffirmed that, when assessing protective awards made under the TUPE Regulations for failure to inform and consult prior to the transfer of an undertaking, an employment tribunal's focus should not be on compensating the employee, but on punishing the employer.
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Posted 17th May 2013 at 15:46pm
by David Reid Government announces further measures to tackle unpaid internships
The government has announced that it is planning to take more aggressive steps to clamp down on employers who do not pay the national minimum wage after successfully reclaiming £192,808 in unpaid wages owed to interns, volunteers and work experience workers over the last tax year.
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Posted 8th May 2013 at 14:25pm
by David Reid Employment Law News: Update 140
Employee owner status, No TUPE consultation required with employees who did not transfer and more...
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Posted 8th May 2013 at 14:25pm
by David Reid No TUPE consultation required with employees who did not transfer
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has handed down an interesting decision about the obligations of the employer to consult over a TUPE transfer where part of an insolvent business is sold as a going concern, but the other part of the business is not and the employees in that part of the business are consequently made redundant.
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Posted 8th May 2013 at 14:25pm
by David Reid Continuity of employment starts when employee begins actual ‘work’ under the contract
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has recently determined that continuity of employment will be deemed to start from the date upon which the employee begins work under the contract, and not at the point at which the employee undertakes activities for an employer
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Posted 8th May 2013 at 14:25pm
by David Reid Employee owner status: model documentation and draft Regulations
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has announced that draft Regulations, which are intended to make it simpler for employers to buy back shares from ‘employee owners’, are to be released soon.
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Posted 10th April 2013 at 12:51pm
by David Reid Changes to criminal record checks
The Court of Appeal has recently held that the requirement of a blanket disclosure of all convictions and cautions under the current statutory scheme for checking criminal records in England and Wales was a disproportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.
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Posted 10th April 2013 at 12:51pm
by David Reid Changes to collective consultation
Changes to consultation periods in a collective redundancy will be effective from 6 April 2013.
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