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- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Rentplus UK Ltd v Coulson, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that an employer cannot escape the requirements of the "Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures" by disguising a dismissal for misconduct or poor performance as a redundancy.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
We look at three recent employment tribunal decisions where the actions of the employer led to successful unfair constructive dismissal claims.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
We look at five recent cases in which employers have been found to have discriminated against employees who were pregnant or on maternity leave.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Rodgers v Leeds Laser Cutting Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld a tribunal's decision that the employee's dismissal for refusing to return to the workplace because of concerns about the pandemic was not automatically unfair for a health and safety reason.
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- Date:
- 10 May 2022
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
The Government has said that it intends to publish a new statutory code of practice on "fire and rehire". Consultant editor Darren Newman asks whether the code would be sufficient to clamp down on unscrupulous employers that want to impose new terms and conditions on staff through dismissal and reengagement.
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- Date:
- 6 May 2022
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
Max Winthrop guides you through everything you need to know about constructive dismissals and how they can be defended.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
We look at three successful employment tribunal claims brought over the mishandling of flexible working requests. We also examine two Employment Appeal Tribunal decisions on getting agreement from the employee to extend the three-month decision period and the requirement for a single mother to be available to work late shifts.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Long v British Gas Trading Ltd, an employment tribunal held that the selection for redundancy of a part-time employee who was the mother of young children was sex discrimination, less favourable treatment because of part-time working and an unfair dismissal.
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- Type:
- Leading practice guides
Enhanced to include additional information on the types of support that are of value to exiting employees.
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- Type:
- Leading practice guides
Enhanced to include additional information on the factors to consider when selecting an outplacement provider.