Managing employees/workers

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  Quick reference

  Reserve forces - requirements for financial assistance claim

  A table summarising the requirements for a financial assistance claim.

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  Employment law cases

  Whistleblower reasonably believed concerns over accounting irregularities affecting 100 senior managers' payments to be "in the public interest"

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that allegations about accounting malpractices that affected the bonuses and commission of 100 senior managers were made in the reasonable belief that they were in the public interest.

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  Employment law cases

  Unfair dismissal: NHS trust's disciplinary process flawed due to panel's lack of training and experience

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that a dismissal was procedurally unfair because the chair of the disciplinary panel had no experience or training in conducting disciplinary hearings. This led to the disciplinary panel misapplying the disciplinary procedure, and in these circumstances, the EAT found the dismissal was also substantively unfair.

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  FAQs

  Can an employer change the terms and conditions of transferred employees if a certain amount of time has passed since the TUPE transfer?

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  FAQs

  Does TUPE apply where an outsourcing contract comes to an end and a new contractor is engaged?

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  FAQs

  Do the same duties apply under TUPE in a second-generation outsourcing situation?

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  FAQs

  What happens to the balance of an employee's accrued annual leave when they transfer in a TUPE situation?

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  FAQs

  If a TUPE transfer results in redundancies, which employer is responsible for the redundancy process and payments?

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  Letters and forms

  Letter responding to adopter requesting paid time off for adoption appointment

  A model letter to respond to a request from an adopter for paid time off to attend an adoption appointment under s.57ZJ of the Employment Rights Act 1996.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter responding to adopter requesting unpaid time off for adoption appointment

  A model letter to respond to a request from an adopter for unpaid time off to attend an adoption appointment under s.57ZL of the Employment Rights Act 1996.