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Job Applicants Not interested in Obtaining Job Cannot Claim Discrimination
...employment. However, a person who is applying for a post with the sole purpose of bringing a claim is not “seeking employment”, as they do not want the post applied for. They cannot therefore bring...
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MAC report recommends relaxing the Tier 2 visa system for certain job roles
...employment rate. It recommends adding a number of jobs including vets, web designers and architects to the Shortage Occupation List. It also recommends broadening other occupations already on the list...
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ICO publishes guidance on monitoring workers
ICO publishes guidance on monitoring workers The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published new monitoring guidance to help employers comply with the UK General Data Protection Regulation a...
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Party manifestos: workplace issues
...employment status sitting in between “employment” and “self-employment”. Workers in this category would be entitled to the national minimum wage, sick pay and holiday A right to request a fixed-h...
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Procedure: Criticism of performance was not defamatory
Procedure: Criticism of performance was not defamatory In Daniels v British Broadcasting Corporation, the High Court has struck out a libel action brought by Mr Daniels against his former employer. Mr...
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EAT Considers Whether Pre-existing Consultative Body Could be Consulted over Redundancies
...employment. Thirty two employees refused to agree the changes and the employer entered into collective consultation over its proposal to terminate their employment and offer them re-engagement on the ...
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ECJ Decision in Woolworths Collective Redundancy Case Expected Thursday
ECJ Decision in Woolworths Collective Redundancy Case Expected Thursday The European Court is expected to give its judgment this week on the question of whether employers have to aggregate redundancie...
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Sick Workers Can Carry Over Holiday for 18 Months
...employment, Mr Plumb claimed payment in lieu of untaken holiday for the 2010/2011, 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 leave years. The employment tribunal dismissed his claim. It considered that his medical co...
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How to Fake Yourself a Fit Note
How to Fake Yourself a Fit Note Fake fit notes can be bought online. What can you do to combat this? It seems that you can buy anything on the internet, including fake fit notes, which have been circ...
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New right to paid bereavement leave
New right to paid bereavement leave The Government is introducing new legislation giving bereaved parents two weeks' paid compassionate leave if they lose a child under 18 years old. The right a...
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Employer’s policies highly relevant when assessing reasonable adjustments
...employment tribunal rejected her claim, ruling that the alternative parking arrangements HMRC had put in place were sufficient. Ms Linsley appealed to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT). &nbs...
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Vegetarianism and beliefs about transgenderism not protected
Vegetarianism and beliefs about transgenderism not protected Employment tribunals have ruled that a belief in vegetarianism and various beliefs about transgenderism are not protected under the Equalit...
Strike season and childcare – how to come out on top - as published in HR Review
...employment appeals tribunal) considered whether there was an “unexpected” disruption to child-care arrangements when an employee had two weeks’ notice that her child minder would be unavailable. The E...
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Voluntary overtime should have been included in holiday pay says the EAT
...employment. The remuneration received was therefore normal pay. Mileage payments The employment tribunal noted that the travel rate was paid at a higher rate than that recognised by HMRC. It w...
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Professors successful in age discriminations claim against Oxford University's mandatory retirement age
Professors successful in age discriminations claim against Oxford University's mandatory retirement age An Employment Tribunal has found that the University of Oxford’s enforced retirement age cannot ...
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Harpur Trust v Brazel – are you calculating holiday pay correctly?
...Employment Tribunal but her appeal at the Employment Appeal Tribunal succeeded. The school unsuccessfully appealed to the Court of Appeal and then to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court’s decision ...
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Dan Begbie-Clench
...Employment Law since 2003 Professional memberships Employment Lawyers AssociationEuropean Employment Lawyers Association Areas of expertise Partnerships and LLPsWhistleblowingDiscrimination ...
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Leah Caprani
...employment law paralegal for over three years, Leah understands the intricacies of the employer-employee relationship and is therefore well-placed to assist employers and employees alike with their co...
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Scope of Collective Consultation Obligations Referred to ECJ
...employment tribunals applying the law going forward will need to follow the EAT decision in the Woolworths case, the ECJ reference in this case will be of interest should the EAT’s decision in the Woo...