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Political belief/affiliation: UK law in breach of human rights
UK law may need to be amended to protect employees from dismissal because of their political beliefs or affiliation. The European Court of Human Rights …
UK: Unfair dismissal: ruling on prior warnings, human rights challenge rejected
Employers can rely on a current prior warning to support a dismissal for misconduct which would not justify dismissal on its own, even where the two …
Social media: caution required when disciplining for Facebook comments
Employers should not assume that they have the right to restrict an employee's freedom to express views on social media where these concern personal …
UK: Compromise agreement: legal costs indemnity may cover alleged crimes
The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court decision (see here) on the scope of a compromise agreement indemnity for legal costs in defending …
UK government to press ahead with "employee shareholder" status
The UK government has published its response to a consultation paper on the Chancellor's proposal for a new employment status, previously "employee …
Spain: Constitutional challenge against labour reform
On 5 October 2012, two of the leading political parties lodged a constitutionality challenge to the Spanish Constitutional Court against the Labour …
Australia: Anti-social media: Linfox Full Bench sets a framework for assessing misuse
The Full Bench of Fair Work Australia has dismissed Linfox’s appeal against the reinstatement of an employee who was terminated …
UK: Employment law reform - consultations on settlements, unfair dismissal compensation and tribunal rules
The Government's position on a number of employment law reform proposals became a little clearer this month with the announcement of two new …
UK: Employment law reform - response to call for evidence on dismissal
The Government Response on the call for evidence on dismissal has been published and confirms that: the "no fault dismissal" idea floated in the …
Bahrain introduces a new Labour Law
The Kingdom of Bahrain has introduced a new labour law for the private sector (Law No. 36 of 2012), issued by the King of Bahrain at the end of …
UK: Dismissal compensation - employers can be liable for value of death in service benefit payout where employee dies shortly after dismissal
Compensation for unfair and discriminatory dismissal can include the value of a death in service benefit, as this is a loss suffered by the employee …
UK: Constructive dismissal - employers may prevent a breach of trust and confidence by making amends for mistreatment
Employers should always investigate employee complaints of mistreatment and make amends if appropriate. Where the conduct complained of is not yet …
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