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- Type:
- Employment law cases
This week's case of the week, provided by Addleshaw Goddard, covers unlawful deductions from wages.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
This week's case of the week, provided by Addleshaw Goddard, covers discretionary bonuses.
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- Date:
- 27 June 2007
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In 1) Bainbridge & Ors 2) Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council v 1) Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council 2) Williams EAT/0424/06 & EAT/0031/07 the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that successful equal pay claims confer the right to up to six years' back pay prior to the institution of proceedings.
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- Date:
- 1 June 2007
- Type:
- Employment law cases
Where an employee is experiencing stress related to excessive workloads, the presence of a workplace counselling service will not automatically serve to discharge the employer's duty of care in stress claims.
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- Date:
- 17 April 2007
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Commerzbank AG v Keen [2007] IRLR 132 CA the Court of Appeal held that an employer did not act in breach of the implied terms of a contract of employment in awarding to a highly paid employee lower bonuses than those recommended by his manager. Further, the terms of employment contracts are not covered by the provisions of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977.
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- Date:
- 11 April 2007
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In James v Redcats (Brands) Ltd [2007] IRLR 296 EAT, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has given guidance on the definition of a worker under the national minimum wage legislation.
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- Date:
- 2 March 2007
- Type:
- Employment law cases
This article looks at some of the significant judgments in the area of equal pay over the past year and their implications.
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- Date:
- 27 February 2007
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Leisure Employment Services Ltd v Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs [2007] IRLR 450 CA, the Court of Appeal has held that sums deducted from the pay of workers living in employer-provided accommodation to offset the cost of utility bills can not be counted as part of their wages for the purposes of establishing if they are receiving the minimum wage.
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- Date:
- 16 February 2007
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In May Gurney Ltd v Adshead and others EAT/0150/06 the Employment Appeal Tribunal holds that the remuneration of employees entitled to a perfomance bonus "does vary with the amount of work done". Accordingly the amount of a week's pay for the purpose of calculating holiday pay will be determined by taking the employees' average pay over the 12 weeks preceding their holiday.
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- Date:
- 26 January 2007
- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Coors Brewers Ltd v Adcock [2007] EWCA Civ 19 CA, the Court of Appeal has held that employment tribunals do not have jurisdiction to hear claims for unlawful deductions from wages where a detailed investigation to identify the level of underpayment is required.