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..
The requirement for health and social care workers to be vaccinated has been removed. This means that those workers who are engaged by CQC regulated care homes are no longer required to have the vaccine to enable them to continue in their role.
Why should we obtain medical evidence if an employee has a medical condition? Problems can arise where an employee is off long term or has short persistent absence for the same reason. The reason for this is that the employee may have a disability under the Equality Act 2010..
You may have seen in the news recently that both Next and Ikea have reduced the amount of sick pay an unvaccinated employee will receive if they are required to self-isolate after coming into contact with someone with Covid-19. The news has been met with a certain amount of backlash..
The Covid-19 pandemic has meant that some of the changes previously discussed have not yet been implemented, however, as we start to move out of the pandemic (which will hopefully be soon), these proposed changes may be revisited and come into force.
As many employers will be aware an employee, who is off work due to sickness, can complete a self-certification form when they return to work provided, they have not been off work for more than 7 consecutive days, which includes non-working days and weekends.
