As the festive season approaches many businesses are facing hard decisions as to whether redundancies are needed to survive the bleak economic outlook of 2023.
How do you handle malicious allegations by employees? Although the vast majority of workplace relationships experience the highs and lows of any normal working relationship; at times matters can escalate and individuals can make malicious allegations against colleagues.
Was it automatically unfair to dismiss an employee when he did not return to work due to concerns about the risk of Covid-19 to vulnerable family members? The case of Rodgers v Leeds Laser Cutting Ltd concerned an appeal brought by the employee, Mr Rodgers …
Are “without prejudice” letters admissible as evidence if they contain grossly exaggerated allegations of misconduct? This was the question that was considered by the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the case of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Ltd v Sommer in relation to a letter proposing settlement..
Employee who did not receive dismissal letter wins unfair dismissal claim. A recent employment tribunal case has highlighted how important it is for an employer to ensure that an employee receives notice of dismissal.
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..
As you may have heard on the news, P & O Ferries recently dismissed 800 of its employees without warning or notice. The news was delivered to the affected employees via video call on 17 March 2022 and, just like that, 800 employees learned that they were out of a job.
Only employees who have 2 years’ continuous service are entitled to bring a stand-alone claim of unfair dismissal. However, there are many employment rights that do not rely on the employee having a minimum length of service and which you need to be aware of …
Employees who consider they have been paid incorrectly in respect of their notice pay, can pursue a claim for wrongful dismissal in the Employment Tribunal. Please note, the claim must be lodged with Acas within 3 months less one day of you receiving the incorrect pay.
