March 2012
In Samsung Electronics (UK) Limited –v- Monte-D’Cruz, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered, amongst other things, whether following a restructure of employment roles an employer was compelled to offer a vacant post to an otherwise redundant employee despite him performing poorly at interview for the post.
March 2012
Key2Law (Surrey) Ltd v De'Antiquis [2011] EWCA Civ 1567
March 2012
The BIS has issued a call for evidence seeking views on the effectiveness of TUPE 2006.
February 2012
The Government has issued draft legislation on it’s proposal to increase the qualifying period to claim unfair dismissal from one year to two. The Order is succinctly known as The Unfair Dismissal and Statement of Reasons for Dismissal (Variation of Qualifying Period) Order 2012, and can be viewed here http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2012/9780111519974
December 2011
To help combat the level of sickness by employees, approximately 140 million days per year, the Government called for a major review of the sickness absence system in February 2011.
October 2011
The Regulations are intended to give effect to the Temporary Agency Workers Directive (the Directive) and they came into effect on 1 October 2011. The aim of the Directive is to provide basic working and employment conditions for assigned workers that are no less favourable than if they had been recruited directly by the hirer.
October 2011
The Government has announced proposals that will cause the biggest shake-up of employment law for decades.
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