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Unfair dismissal – Increase in qualifying period
Unfair dismissal – Increase in qualifying period The qualifying period to claim unfair dismissal increased on 6 April 2012 from one year to two years. This may seem like good news for employers, but managers and HR professionals will need … Continue reading →
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Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (Tribunal Composition) Order 2012
The Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (Tribunal Composition) Order 2012 (SI 2012/988) was made on 30 March 2012. The Order amends section 4(3) of the Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (ETA 1996) which provides for proceedings to be heard by an employment … Continue reading →
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Suggestion that aggrieved employee was “playing the race card” was direct discrimination
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has recently upheld an Employment Tribunal‘s decision that a black employee, who complained about his manager’s conduct, was discriminated against directly when a senior manager commented erroneously that his complaint was one of race discrimination. … Continue reading →
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Diversity in the Legal Profession – The Law Society Diversity and Inclusion Charter Annual report
The Law Society Diversity and Inclusion Charter Annual report The Law Society diversity and inclusion charter, launched in 2009, is the flagship diversity initiative of the legal profession[1]. It was designed to provide a model by which legal practices can … Continue reading →
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Employment Status – Jurisdiction of the Employment Tribunal
Employment Status – Jurisdiction of the Employment Tribunal A swathe of employment cases have sprung up over the last few years which have considered whether employees working abroad are able to bring unfair dismissal claims; building upon the categories set … Continue reading →
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Key changes to Employment Law in April 2012
Changes from April 2012 This focus document highlights the key changes that the government intends to bring into force to employment law in 2012, many of which have received extensive publicity in the media. Unfair dismissal qualifying period to be … Continue reading →
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Consultation on proposed increases to High Court and Court of Appeal fees
The Ministry of Justice has recently launched a consultation on proposed changes to fees in the High Court and Court of Appeal Civil Division. The consultation is aimed at users of the High Court and Court of Appeal Civil … Continue reading →
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Mr. Brodie Clark to claim constructive dismissal
Mr. Brodie Clark to claim constructive dismissal Mr. Brodie Clark, the former chief of the UK Border Agency, has indicated that he intends to lodge a claim in the employment tribunal for constructive dismissal. His statement, released via the FDA … Continue reading →
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Is the proposal to abolish Unfair Dismissal part of a wish list to Santa Claus?
The paucity of detail in the extracts of Mr. Beecroft’s proposal to scrap the concept of unfair dismissal, recently leaked to the Daily Telegraph newspaper, is lamentable. Although perhaps a timely distraction from the Tory MP rebellion on Europe earlier … Continue reading →
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The Queen’s speech (2012) “no alarms and no surprises please”
There were no surprises in the Queen’s speech. The notes to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill state that the government will “Overhaul the employment tribunal system, and transform the dispute resolution landscape”. This rather vague aspiration will give the government … Continue reading →
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