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Undermined Estate Agent Unfairly Dismissed
October 06, 2014
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A senior estate agent, who was moved from a lucrative area manager’s post to take charge of a number of unprofitable ‘graveyard’ offices, has succeeded in an unfair dismissal claim – but will not receive as much compensation as he had hoped for.
Continue Reading →Publishing Company Whistleblower Wins £18,000 Damages
October 01, 2014
A publishing company employee who was sacked for whistleblowing has won more than £18,000 in damages after the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) rejected arguments that her own blameworthiness was such that her dismissal was inevitable.
Continue Reading →Useful Employment Law Updates for October 2014
September 30, 2014
This article aims to bring to you some of the most important employment law highlights from October 2014 and onwards.
Continue Reading →Managing bereavement at work
September 28, 2014
ACAS (the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) has published a guidance document for employers on managing workers who have suffered a bereavement, entitled “Managing bereavement in the workplace – a good practice guide”.
Continue Reading →Sacked Banker Wins £66,000 from Negligent Solicitors
September 23, 2014
A former banker whose tortuous brush with employment law earned him a damages award which failed even to cover his legal costs has won at least some recompense from a negligent law firm which admitted having let him down.
Continue Reading →Acas Advice on Workplace Dress Codes
September 19, 2014
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has issued new guidance for employers who wish to impose dress standards in the workplace.
Continue Reading →School Defeats Teaching Assistant’s Back Injury Claim
September 10, 2014
A school has succeeded in fighting off a £50,000 damages claim brought by a recently recruited teaching assistant who blamed chronic back and shoulder injuries on the strain of pushing wheelchair-dependent pupils between classes.
Continue Reading →Case Underlines Tax Pitfalls of Leaving Employment
September 03, 2014
In an important case which illustrates the financial pitfalls of leaving employment, a senior worker who received £200,000 in settlement of age discrimination and unfair dismissal claims has been landed with an unwelcome income tax bill.
Continue Reading →Can A Disciplinary Sanction Be Increased At Appeal?
August 31, 2014
In the case of McMillan v Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, the Court had to consider whether an employer is entitled to increase a disciplinary sanction if their employee had chosen to appeal.
Continue Reading →Whistleblower Wins Crucial Tax Victory
August 29, 2014
In a ruling which strengthens the financial position of workplace whistleblowers, a woman has successfully argued that she should not have to pay tax on the first £30,000 of an interim award made by an Employment Tribunal (ET).
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