Employment disputes

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  Employment law cases

  Acas code does not extend to dismissal for breakdown in working relationships

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that the "Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures" does not apply to dismissals for some other substantial reason (SOSR) due to a breakdown in working relationships.

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  Employment law cases

  Equal pay: no power to stay proceedings to compel transfer of jurisdiction

  The Court of Appeal has ruled that the employment tribunal has no power to stay proceedings indefinitely for the purpose of compelling the claimants to bring a new action in the High Court.

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  Employment law cases

  £69,484 costs order after NHS trust was sent covert recording of meeting with lawyers

  In this unusual case, an employment tribunal struck out four claimants' cases and ordered them to pay £17,371 each in costs after the respondent NHS trust's chief executive and lawyers were sent a covert recording of the trust receiving legal advice.

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  Employment law cases

  Compensation: employer failing to provide rest breaks not liable for injury to feelings

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal has considered if a tribunal can award compensation to an employee for injury to feelings where the employer fails to provide 20-minute rest breaks in breach of the Working Time Regulations 1998.

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Beth Staniland is a trainee solicitor, and Emma Cousins, Ciara Jenkins, Iain Naylor and Lucy Sorell are associates at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Lauren Evans, Iain Naylor, David Rintoul, Lucy Sorell and Rachael Wake are associates at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  David Malamatenios is a partner in the employment department at Colman Coyle Solicitors. He rounds up the latest rulings.

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Amanda Steadman is a professional support lawyer, Iain Naylor, Lucy Sorell and Rachael Wake are associates, and Jessica-Alice Curtis is a trainee solicitor at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Krishna Santra and Sandra Martins are senior associates at Colman Coyle Solicitors. They round up the latest rulings.

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  Employment law cases

  Redundancy consultation: maximum protective awards for former City Link employees in Northern Ireland

  A Northern Ireland tribunal has awarded protective awards of 90 days' pay to former City Link employees over the company's failure to consult on their redundancies.