by Solutions for HR | Dec 20, 2018 | Employment Law News
Dismissed on account of capability In the case of Awan v ICTS, the EAT held that there is an implied contractual term that an employer will not dismiss an employee for incapability if that termination would affect entitlement to long-term disability benefits. Mr Awan...
by Solutions for HR | Dec 20, 2018 | Employment Law News
Plans to extend workers’ rights It has been reported this month that the Government plans to extend workers’ rights in line with some of the recommendations set out in the recent Taylor Review. The proposals are thought to include: A new right for gig economy workers...
by Solutions for HR | Dec 20, 2018 | Employment Law News
We are nearing the end of the holiday year but what happens to annual leave if your employee hasn’t booked to take it? Is it lost? This was the question before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the case of Max-Planck-Gesellschaft v Shimizu 2018. Mr...
by Solutions for HR | Nov 20, 2018 | Employment Law News
Fixed-term contracts are useful for dealing with peaks and troughs in a business but can often also be used to “test” suitability of an employee. Where an FTC is for a short period of time and the person you’ve hired isn’t up to scratch you can simply let them go when...
by Solutions for HR | Nov 20, 2018 | Employment Law News
Would you be suspicious if an employee contacted you to say their return flight from holiday had been cancelled, but they’d keep you informed and be back “as soon as possible”?We’d all agree that flights can be troublesome, but holiday destination flights are rarely...
by Solutions for HR | Nov 20, 2018 | Employment Law News
It is 6 months since the introduction of GDPR and time we looked at the practical implications for HR following the new data protection rules. 1. Subject access data requests GDPR has made subject access requests (SARs) easier for employees with the abolition of the...
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