How should employers handle a situation with misconduct at work?
When an employer has been made aware of a potential misconduct issue, it is common to consider that an immediate invite to a disciplinary hearing and/or immediate dismissal, is the most appropriate action to take.
The right to receive payment in respect of accrued untaken holiday only applies upon an employee’s termination of employment, however, arising.
Following the results of a recent ACAS survey it is increasing likely that job losses are on the horizon. No employer wants to make redundancies…
As employers are aware, you must ensure your employees are paid at least the national minimum wage or national living wage.
The Employment Tribunal found an Employee was subjected to sex harassment when her Employer failed to provide facilities to express breastmilk whilst at work. In the recent case of Mellor v MFG Academies Trust Employment Tribunal/1802133/21, Ms Mellor pursued a claim against the academy…
Exclusivity clauses prevent employees from undertaking other work. Some employers include clauses in their employment contracts which state that employees are unable to undertake other work without the consent of the employer, which enables the parties to reach an agreement about the other work ..
As confidential information is extremely important to employers it is common for a confidentiality clause to be contained in the employment contract. The purpose of the clause is to prevent an employee from using, copying, or disclosing confidential information
I usually advise client’s that there is little point in making a strike out application, which is an application to have all, or part of a claim removed from the Tribunal. The reason for this is that the Employment Tribunal are often reluctant to strike out claims without hearing all the evidence.
If a situation arises where you consider that you may need to commence a disciplinary process with an employee, then it is important that you follow a fair process. The main risk of not following a fair process is that if the employee is dismissed, they could pursue a claim for unfair dismissal..
This question has been answered recently by the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the case of Warburton v The Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police [2022] EAT 42 (14 March 2022). Victimisation occurs where one person subjects another person to a detriment because either..
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