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Chris McAvoy, Cane Pickersgill, Tessa Harland, Sarah Wade and David Rintoul are associates at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.
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- FAQs
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- Letters and forms
A model letter to an employee who has been dismissed in the heat of the moment used to clarify the situation.
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- How to
Practical guidance on managing garden leave during an employee's notice period; including when contractual garden leave clauses are enforceable.
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- Employment law cases
The NHS trust in this case unfairly treated two relatively minor criminal convictions as an adequate reason to dismiss a worker, in a case that is a cautionary tale for employers that treat a criminal conviction as an automatic reason for dismissal.
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- Employment law cases
A civilian police worker unsuccessfully claimed unfair dismissal and disability discrimination after she lost her job for a dangerous driving conviction. This is an example of an employer legitimately dismissing a worker who has been convicted of a criminal offence outside work.
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- Letters and forms
A model letter to internally announce the departure of an employee who has resigned.
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- Letters and forms
A model letter to make an announcement to the relevant external parties that an employee has resigned.
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- Employment law cases
In this well-publicised case, the employer was in the unenviable position of having to decide whether or not an employee who had been charged with, but not yet tried for, murder should be dismissed.
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- Employment law cases
An unfortunate situation arose for this small employer when a recruitment consultant was made redundant after she had informed it, just two weeks into her new job, that she was pregnant. She claimed sex discrimination and unfair dismissal after seeing an advert shortly after her redundancy stating that the company was seeking recruitment consultants.