In 2013 the Government introduced employment tribunal fees of up to £1200 in order to reduce the number of weak and vexatious cases brought by litigants. As a result, this has led to a 79% reduction of cases brought in the Employment Tribunal in the last three years. The trade union, UNISON, brought a case seeking…. Continue Reading Employment Tribunal fees ruled unlawful
Whistleblowing and Public Concern : N was employed as a director of the Mayfair office of CG Ltd, a firm of estate agents. On three separate occasions, N informed the senior managers that there were inaccuracies in the company’s accounts and that the figures were being manipulated to benefit shareholders. He…. Continue Reading Whistleblowing and Public Concern at Work
The recent ruling by the ECJ in the case of Federación de Servicios Privados del Sindicato Comisiones Obreras v Tyco Integrated Security SL and Tyco Integrated Fire & Security Corporation Servicios SA (Case C-266/14) [2015] All ER (D) 55 (Sep) determined that the employees travel time to work count as part of their…. Continue Reading Tyco and an Employees Travel Time
On 11 January 2016, the Exclusivity Terms in Zero Hour Contracts (Redress) Regulations 2015 came into force. In May 2015, exclusivity clauses were rendered unenforceable under the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015; however there was little opportunity for an employee to enforce the ban against…. Continue Reading Zero Hour Contracts and Unfair Dismissal
The recent ruling, by the ECHR, in Bărbulescu v. Romania, confirmed there was no violation of an employee’s Article 8 human right to privacy, where the employee had used his company’s internet for personal communications uses during work hours, and was consequently dismissed. Mr Bărbulescu was employed by a private…. Continue Reading Personal Communications at work. Private or not?
Mr Lock was an energy trader and earned commission on sales as part of his remuneration package. Upon taking annual leave Mr Lock received his basic salary and any commission on previous sales however as he was unable to create new sales during his leave he did not receive commission. Mr Lock brought claim on the…. Continue Reading Holiday Pay and Commission Payments
Trek Highways Services Limited was the sub-contractor for traffic management in regards to road maintenance services by Amey Services. In March 2013 a dispute arose between Amey and Trek and as a result Trek suspended operations and the staff were sent home. Upon settlement of this dispute Trek’s…. Continue Reading TUPE: Temporary Cessation of Work
April 12, 2016 – The recent ruling in Metroline West –v- Ajaj [UKEAT/0185/15/RN] has confirmed that where an employee “pulls a sickie” this amounts to a dishonest and fundamental breach of the employment contract. Continue Reading Duvet Days – Breach Of The Employment Contract
Dismissed employee should be made redundant – Kellogg Brown & Root (UK) Ltd v Fitton and Ewer has confirmed that the two employees had been dismissed for redundancy when their employer had purported to exercise a mobility clause to move them to another office when their office closed…. Continue Reading Dismissed employee should be made redundant
