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October 26, 2010
The current recession has already caused large numbers of redundancies, and in the Comprehensive Spending Review it was announced last week that there will be hundreds of thousands more across the public sector. In this article we look at the provisions regarding collective consultation, and what happens if employees claim that the rules have been breached. Read more
October 26, 2010
In the case of Gisda Cyf v Barratt, the Supreme Court has held that dismissal by letter was effective only when the employee actually read the letter. Read more
October 26, 2010
Rewarding employees by way of commission and bonuses is a very useful tool for an employer to motivate its workforce. There are many different methods that an employer can use to calculate commissions and bonuses, from the very simple to the very complicated. Such schemes can be contractual or discretionary in nature, or there may be some crossover between contractual and discretionary provisions. Read more
October 26, 2010
Prior to the General Election, the Conservatives said that if they came into power, they would get rid of, or at least heavily review, the Agency Workers’ Regulations, which are due to come into force next year.
At the time this was met with some scepticism as the UK is required by EU law to implement the Agency Workers’ Directive by December 2011, which did not give much scope to change or avoid the Regulations. Since the coalition came into power there had been speculation about the position, and last week it was finally announced that the Government have decided not to amend the Regulations after all, so they will come into force on 1 October 2011. So what do the Regulations say? Read more
October 26, 2010
As unfair dismissal claims generally require a year’s continuity service, there have been a lot of cases over the years brought in various situations where continuity of service may or may not have been broken.
The case of Hussain v Acorn Independent College Ltd dealt with a teacher on a temporary contract and whether the summer holiday could break his continuity of service. Read more