Five things we learnt in employment law (2 September 2019)
A transgender journalist has lost a discrimination claim against a well-known newspaper after a Judge found that the journalist’s redundancy was not as a result … Read More
A transgender journalist has lost a discrimination claim against a well-known newspaper after a Judge found that the journalist’s redundancy was not as a result … Read More
Settlement Agreements are a useful tool for dealing quickly with poor performing or troublesome employees, says Catherine Greig, Director of Greig Employment Law. But there are … Read More
When is “bumping” an unfair dismissal? Beth Bearder, an Associate at Flint Bishop LLP considers what employers need to know. This is not in the … Read More
Redundancy is one of the potentially fair reasons for dismissal set out within the Employment Rights Act. However, the approach that Employment Tribunals take in … Read More
Tom Sharpe, a Legal Director, Birketts LLP looks at the dos and don’ts of using settlement agreements in collective situations, and offers some guidance to HR … Read More
The relationship between redundancy and the utilisation of mobility clauses has been the focal point of many recent contentious legal debates. Whether or not an … Read More
KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT (UK) LTD v FITTON & EWER – UKEAT/0205/16/BA & UKEAT/0206/16/BA EMPLOYMENT APPEAL TRIBUNAL FLEETBANK HOUSE, 2-6 SALISBURY SQUARE, LONDON EC4Y … Read More
Thomas v BNP Paribas Real Estate – Appeal No. UKEAT/0134/16/JOJ EMPLOYMENT APPEAL TRIBUNAL FLEETBANK HOUSE, 2-6 SALISBURY SQUARE, LONDON EC4Y 8AE At the Tribunal On … Read More
Catherine Ridd, associate at employment lawyer Morgan Denton Jones, offers employers some advice on the processes and pitfalls of dealing with staff taking maternity leave. … Read More
Can an employer make a pregnant employee redundant? What about an employee on maternity leave? The simple answer to these questions is ‘yes’. However, whilst … Read More