End of employment

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  Employment law cases

  Union and safety representative fairly dismissed for going to sleep in first-aid room

  The employer in this case was entitled to take a stern view of an employee abusing a position of trust to sleep during working hours.

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Carly Mather, Lydia Newman and Amy Ross-Sercombe are associates and Amanda Steadman is a professional support lawyer at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.

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  FAQs

  Can an employer dismiss an employee who has less than the service required to claim unfair dismissal without following its disciplinary procedure?

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  Employment law cases

  EAT revisits definition of "establishment" for collective redundancy consultation

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal has provided a reminder of how "establishment" should be defined for the purposes of consulting collectively on redundancies under s.188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. 

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  Employment law cases

  Third-party pressure to dismiss: unfair dismissal of employee whose removal was condition of nightclub retaining licence

  This employer was told by the police that a non-negotiable condition of retaining the licence for its nightclub business, without which it would have to close, was the removal of an employee who had allegedly poorly handled incidents of violent crime in the nightclub.

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  Quick reference

  Automatically unfair reasons for dismissal

  A table setting out the automatically unfair reasons for dismissal.

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  Quick reference

  Automatically unfair reasons for selection for redundancy

  A table setting out the automatically unfair reasons for selection for redundancy.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter to retiring employee confirming termination date and final payments

  A model letter to a retiring employee confirming final payments and the termination date.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter to employee who has given notice to retire

  A model letter responding to an employee who has informed their employer of a wish to retire.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter responding to employee who changes their mind on retiring (where notice of termination has been given)

  A model letter responding to an employee who has changed their mind about retiring where they have given formal notice of termination.