The case of Readman v Devon Primary Care Trust has illustrated that an employee is said to act reasonably in refusing an offer of suitable alternative employment where the Employment Tribunal correctly concludes that a reasonable employee would have accepted the employer`s offer....
The Employment Relations Minister, Edward Davey, has this week announced a pilot scheme for two regional mediation networks in Cambridge and Manchester, to be set up for small and medium-sized enterprises...
In November we confirmed that the Conservative government would increase the qualifying period to bring an unfair dismissal claim from one year to two years, from 6 April 2012...
In the Employment Tribunal (ET) case O`Cathail v Transport for London, the Claimant had applied for an adjournment of his tribunal hearing on the grounds of ill health....
An Industrial Tribunal in Northern Ireland has held that a job advert requiring applicants to have at least two years paid work experience over a five year period to be indirectly discriminatory on the grounds of sex....
More than 100 major UK business have pledged support to a government initiative that proposes to ask for CVs without the name or school details of candidates, in order to safeguard against potential discrimination during the application process. Firms such as Tesco, Barclays and Coca-Cola have agreed to the Government’s Business Compact, which stipulates the requirement to recruit "...
It is reported on the Guardian Jobs website today that 69% of recruiters have rejected a candidate after viewing their social networking profiles. The figure comes from a survey carried out by social media monitoring service Reppler. A similar study was conducted by Microsoft in 2009, where only 49% of emlpoyers were influenced by such sites. According to the results of the current&nb...
Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg has today announced plans to bring in a new universal right for employees to request to buy shares in the company they work for. Well known business John Lewis already operates this model, with employees owning shares in the company. Mr Clegg says of the scheme: “Liberals believe strongly in the virtues of the market but only if it is a market for the many...
The Government has announced that from September 2012 it will put in place measures to make it easier and faster for Head Teachers to sack underperforming staff. At present the plans will only affect teachers in England. Michael Gove, Education Secretary said schools have been "tangled in red tape" for too long when dealing with staff who do not meet performance expectations. Currently, the pro...
Statistics from the Ministry of Justice reveal that the number of employment tribunal claims have decreased by 30% in the period from 1 July to 30 September 2011 compared with the same period in 2010...
The new EU Agency Worker directive dictates that after 12 weeks, employers will be required to give temporary staff the same rights and pay as permanent staff. However, a recent survey has revealed that in order to avoid this requirement becoming a reality, a third of employers will terminate the employment of temporary staff prior to the completion of 12-week trial periods. The new rules c...
A former NHS boss has won his claim of racial discrimination and unfair dismissal and been awarded £933,115. Elliot Browne had been employed as a divisional director at Central Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust until 2008 – when his 34-year career came to an abrupt end. The award reflected unfair dismissal, aggravated damages and loss of earnings and pension.Mr Browne claimed...
Employers can often find themselves in a difficult predicament when colleagues fall out and their unprofessional behaviour affects the business....
The Employment Appeal Tribunal in the case of Arriva London South Ltd v Nicolaou UKEAT/0293/11 has confirmed that an employer can, as a policy, refuse to offer overtime to employees if they fail to sign an opt-out agreement to the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR). Under the WTR working hours are limited to 48 hours a week unless an employee agrees in writing to opt-out. Employers...
That depends on who you believe. According to Migrationwatch UK the answer is yes....
Hakim Berkani, was sacked for alleged gross misconduct in February last year after he allegedly warned a motorist who was about to be ticketed by his colleage. Mr Berkani brought a claim of unfair dismissal in the Central London Employment Tribunal stating that the real reason for his dismissal was his refusal to issue a high number of tickets. He aleged that his previous emp...
John Flexman, an HR executive for BG Group has found himself at the centre of a controversial tribunal case. He resigned in June after angering his employers by putting his CV online and avertising that he was interested in other "career opportunities" through his LinkedIn profile. This is thought to be the first case for constructive dismissal after a dispute with bosses over a profil...
Potentially yes, if the Trade Union Congress (TUC) latest figures are correct....
Those thinking that 2012 will bring them increased fortune in the search for a job face disappointment if latest forecast from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) proves to be correct....
As reported in our previous blog, Reverend Sharpe, a former Minister had filed a claim in the Employment Tribunal of unfair dismissal against the Diocese of Worcester. Lawyers for the Diocese of Worcester argued that ecclesiastical laws hold that Church of England clergy are not employees but office holders ‘employed by God’. They therefore contended that Reverend Sharpe was no...