Recruitment

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  Employment law cases

  Tribunal claim of new recruit who doctored personal details to appear 10 years younger

  This tribunal case is an example of a situation dreaded by recruiters: finding out that a recruit lied on his or her CV.

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  David Malamatenios is a partner and Colin Makin, Sandra Martins, Melissa Powys- Rodrigues and Linda Quinn are associates at Colman Coyle Solicitors. They round up the latest rulings.

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  Employment law cases

  Criminal record checks: "spent" convictions law breaches European Convention on Human Rights

  The Court of Appeal has held that the system for the disclosure of individuals' criminal records to employers breaches the European Convention on Human Rights. 

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  Employment law cases

  No age discrimination against job applicant rejected after psychometric testing

  In this unusual case, a job applicant who passed three interview stages, but had her conditional offer of employment withdrawn over poor psychometric testing results, unsuccessfully claimed age discrimination.

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  Employment law cases

  Case of the week: Oral assurances during contract negotiations trumped written terms

  This week's case of the week, provided by DLA Piper, covers whether or not oral assurances given during negotiations that took place before a contract was signed trumped the written contractual terms.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Georgina Kyriacou and David Malamentenios are partners and Melissa Powys-Rogrigues, Sandra Martins, Colin Makin and Krishna Santra are associates at Colman Coyle Solicitors. They round up the latest rulings.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter to employee setting out probation plan

  A model letter to give to a new recruit who is subject to a probationary period.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter extending employee's probationary period because of frequent or extended absence

  A model letter to confirm the extension of an employee's probationary period because frequent or extended absence from work has made make it difficult to assess the employee's performance.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter extending employee's probationary period because of underperformance or conduct

  A model letter to confirm the extension of an employee's probationary period because of unsatisfactory performance or minor conduct.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter informing employee of completion of satisfactory probationary period

  A model letter confirming an employee's appointment at the end of a satisfactory probation period.