Unfair Dismissal
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The Department for Business and Trade have recently published what has been titled an ‘Unfair Dismissal Factsheet’, which can be found alongside a large number of other factsheets relating to...
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Most employers are comfortable navigating the “classic” routes to dismissal – disciplinary action for misconduct, or capability processes when someone cannot do the job, for example. The difficulty comes when...
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Keir Starmer’s Labour government has said in the King’s Speech, which opened the new session of Parliament on Wednesday this week, that it would create a new law setting out...
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It is a relatively common practice for employers to offer some form of long term disability benefit to their employees, usually covered by an insurance policy. However, recent developments have...
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A recent Employment Tribunal case involving an unsuccessful claim for unfair dismissal has reinforced the need for employers to have a comprehensive social media policy and to ensure that any...
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