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  Employment law cases

  Holiday pay payable on death of a worker, concludes ECJ

  The European Court of Justice has held that a payment must be made for accrued but untaken annual leave on the death of a worker.

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  Employment law cases

  Constructive dismissal: notice in excess of contractual amount affirms the contract of employment

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that, where an employee gives notice to terminate his or her contract of employment in excess of the contractual amount, the employee will be deemed to be offering additional performance of his or her contract, which will affirm the contract and undermine a claim for constructive dismissal.

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  Employment law cases

  Employee who leapt from crashing truck was fairly dismissed

  In this tribunal decision, the claimant argued that he was unfairly dismissed for taking appropriate steps to protect himself from serious and imminent danger.

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  Employment law cases

  Summary dismissal for single safety breach was fair

  In this tribunal decision, an employee's summary dismissal for a single, serious breach of health and safety rules was held to be fair and non-discriminatory.

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Amanda Steadman is a professional support lawyer and Ed Gregory, Rosie Kight and Joanne Magill are associate solicitors at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.

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  Employment law cases

  Drug testing: fair dismissal of employee who tested positive for cannabis

  In DLA Piper's case of the week, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered the case of an employee who was dismissed after testing positive for cannabis.

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  David Malamatenios is a partner, Linda Quinn and Krishna Santra senior associates and Melissa Powys-Rodrigues and Dominic Speedie associates at Colman Coyle Solicitors. They round up the latest rulings.

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  Employment law cases

  Unfair dismissal: no obligation on employer to follow independent appeal panel

  In DLA Piper's case of the week, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered a case in which the employer was found to have fairly dismissed someone despite choosing not to follow the findings of an independent appeal panel.

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Neil Window is a trainee solicitor, Heather Marsh, Carly Mather, Associate and David Rintoul are associate solicitors, and Catherine Barker is managing associate at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.

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  FAQs

  Where the contract of a fixed-term employee who is a reservist is due to terminate while they are mobilised, does the employer have any obligation to re-employ them at the end of the period of mobilisation?