Can a director of a company be held personally liable for their company’s breaches of statutory employment rights?
By Lauren Wilson, Trainee Solicitor.
Yes, says the High Court, if the directors did not act in good faith and induced the company to commit such...
Suspending employees - not always a neutral act
Employers must be careful to avoid taking any action against, or doing anything in respect of an employee that amounts to a breach of the implied term of...
High Court upholds decision on employee's right to be accompanied - expert comments
The case makes it clear that when considering whether a request to bring a particular companion should be allowed at any stage of a disciplinary or grievance...
Employer breached contract by demoting employee for Facebook comments
The High Court has ruled that demoting an employee for making personal comments on Facebook about gay marriage constituted a breach of the employment contract....
Non-solicitation clause found to be breached, despite employee and customers’ testimonies that there had been no solicitation
In a recent case, the High Court determined that there had been a breach of a non-solicitation clause by an ex-employee even though the customers concerned...
Post-termination restrictions
The High Court has recently decided that an employee can be bound by post-termination restrictions contained in an unsigned version of his/her contract of...
Reasonableness of a restrictive covenant must be judged from the time it was entered into
The reasonableness of a restrictive covenant must be judged from the time it was entered into, not when the employer seeks to enforce it.
Surrogacy claim lodged at High Court
In the past few weeks, Surrogacy UK and a mother, known as RKA, have lodged a joint claim at the High Court, seeking a declaration that the absence of maternity...
