by Solutions for HR | Jun 19, 2018 | Employment Law News
The Pimlico Plumbers tribunal is headline news and the Supreme Court have determined last week that Mr Smith was a ‘worker’ under s230(3)(b) of the Employment Rights Act For Mr Smith to qualify as a worker, the Supreme Court had to find that he had undertaken to...
by Solutions for HR | May 30, 2018 | Employment Law News
The issue of ‘bumping’ has raised its head again recently in the case of Mirab v Mentor Graphics In this case, the claimant employee was employed as the company’s only sales director. He argued that his redundancy was unfair because, among other things, his employer...
by Solutions for HR | May 30, 2018 | Employment Law News
Mediation is defined by Acas as “a completely voluntary and confidential form of resolving workplace disputes between people” It involves an independent third party working with those concerned to try and seek an amicable resolution for everyone. Mediation is...
by Solutions for HR | May 30, 2018 | Employment Law News
The Croydon Employment Tribunal has found that an employer discriminated against a pregnant woman when it treated her unfavourably by extending her probationary period for the second time Calibre Building Services employed Charlotte Kimberley as a contracts...
by Solutions for HR | May 30, 2018 | Employment Law News
Asda worker who ‘deliberately’ obtained an additional refund for a toothbrush was unfairly dismissed This case is a testament to the need to follow a fair procedure when addressing appeals and not to automatically say no to an appeal brought outside the appeal window....
by Solutions for HR | May 30, 2018 | Employment Law News
Clarity for when the clock starts ticking on notice of termination The Supreme Court had previously held (Gisda Cyf v Barratt) that in the context of statutory employment claims, notice sent by letter is effective when the employee reads the notice or has had...
