Employment disputes

New and updated

• Date:

  8 May 2006

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  CMC Group plc v Zhang

  In CMC Group plc v Zhang [2006] All ER (D) 197 (Mar) CA, the Court of Appeal has held that a clause in a compromise agreement allowing an employer to reclaim the full amount paid if the other party broke any of its terms was not valid.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Polkey's place in the modern world

  The Court of Appeal has handed down an important decision emphasising the wide discretion that an employment tribunal has to make a 'Polkey reduction' - a ruling that dismissal would have occurred, or would probably have occurred even if a fair procedure or proper investigation had been followed - in an unfair dismissal case.

• Date:

  7 April 2006

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Transfer of undertakings: Compensation for failure to consult on TUPE transfer

  In Sweetin v Coral Racing, the EAT holds that awards of compensation for a failure to inform and consult about staff transfers under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations should be penal and not compensatory. 

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Sophy Robinson and Karen Fletcher of Addleshaw Goddard outline the latest legal rulings and explain what you need to know to avoid tribunals.

• Type:

  FAQs

  If an employee behaves in a way that results in another employee bringing a successful discrimination claim can the tribunal require the first employee to pay compensation?

• Date:

  3 February 2006

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Compromise agreements: Compromise agreement fails to prevent equal pay claim

  In Hilton UK Hotels Ltd v McNaughton, the EAT holds that the employment tribunal was correct to find that a compromise agreement did not prevent an employee who was excluded from the employer's pension scheme during a period of part-time employment from advancing an equal pay claim.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Bess Sturman and Richard Port of Addleshaw Goddard outline the latest legal rulings and explain what you need to know to avoid tribunals.

• Date:

  30 December 2005

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Points of procedure

  A review of recent significant cases on practice and procedure in the tribunals, EAT, Court of Appeal and Court of Session.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Case round-up: Continuity of employment

  This week's case round-up from Eversheds, covering continuity of employment.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Zoe Balmforth and Joe Glavina of Addleshaw Goddard outline the latest legal rulings and explain what you need to know to avoid tribunals.