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    Employment law cases

    "Insensitive" redundancy consultation can make dismissal unfair, suggests EAT

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that an employment tribunal failed to consider whether or not the "perfunctory" and "insensitive" nature of a long-serving employee's redundancy consultation made his dismissal unfair.

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    Employment law cases

    Unfair dismissal: impact of "manifestly inappropriate" warning on decision to dismiss

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that where an employee is dismissed for misconduct following an earlier warning that the tribunal has found to be manifestly inappropriate, the tribunal must examine the weight the employer attached to that warning in deciding whether or not the decision to dismiss was within the range of reasonable responses.

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    Employment law cases

    Dismissal of employee with no evidence of right to work in UK was fair

    An employment tribunal has held that the employer fairly dismissed an employee who failed to produce evidence of his right to work in the UK.

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    Employment law cases

    Fair dismissal of employee who refused to work extra hours before Christmas

    This employment tribunal held that an employer fairly dismissed an employee who refused to do overtime as required under her contract of employment and whose protests at being asked to do so caused discontent among her fellow workers.

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    Employment law cases

    Libel: Email stating employee dismissed for gross misconduct not libellous

    In Theedom v Nourish Trading Ltd (t/a CSP Recruitment) and another [2016] IRLR 866 HC, the High Court dismissed an employee's libel claim in respect of emails sent by his employer about his misconduct.

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    Employment law cases

    Case round-up

    David Malamatenios is partner at Colman Coyle solicitors. He rounds up the latest rulings.

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    Employment law guide

    Final payments

    The law on final payments, including accrued salary and holiday pay, P45 obligations, and dealing with the return of property.

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    Employment law cases

    Compensation uplift: Acas code of practice does not apply to ill-health dismissal involving no culpable conduct

    In Holmes v Qinetiq Ltd [2016] IRLR 664 EAT, the EAT held the "Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures" has no application where an employer does not allege culpable conduct by an employee. Accordingly, no uplift to compensation under s.207A of TULR(C)A could be applied where the employee was unfairly dismissed on ill-health grounds.

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    Employment law cases

    Case round-up

    Chris Cook is partner and head of employment and Keely Rushmore is senior associate at SA Law. They round up the latest rulings.

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    Employment law cases

    Dismissal of baker for not washing hands was fair

    An employment tribunal has held that an experienced employee should have appreciated the seriousness of breaching his employer's hygiene rules and it was appropriate for the employer to dismiss him.