In Martin v London Borough of Southwark, a teacher had raised a number of concerns with his employer that he and other teachers were working excessive hours. He brought a whistleblowing claim arguing that he had suffered a...more
In this OnPoint, we report on the legislation now enacted requiring employers to use an employee’s normal unreduced pay when making statutory redundancy and other payments to those whose employment is terminated while they...more
8/1/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Rights Act ,
Furloughs ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Payments ,
Pay Reductions ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Redundancy Payments ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
Sometimes managers can appear to think that dismissals for redundancy or poor performance are interchangeable. But the procedures which need to be followed in the UK in either case, to avoid an employee being able to bring a...more
Collective redundancy consultation has recently become a lot more serious on a personal level for directors and senior managers.
Three former directors of collapsed delivery company Citylink are being prosecuted in...more
The maximum compensation that the Employment Tribunal can award for “ordinary” unfair dismissal claims will increase from 6 April 2015, as will the weekly wage figure for calculating an employee's entitlement to a statutory...more