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UK: Ill health dismissal - Court of Session confirms factors relevant to fairness
The Court of Session has confirmed that, in considering whether a dismissal for ill-health is unfair, the tribunal must consider the following issues: …
UK: Disciplinary and grievance procedures - proposed changes to Acas Code
Acas is consulting on changes to its Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures to reflect the EAT ruling in Toal v GB Oils. This case …
Japan: Yet more potential labour law reform
Following the recent election the government is again examining ways of introducing more flexibility in employment contracts. The government proposes to …
UK: Statutory holiday - contractual clause for nominal pay in lieu on termination invalid
An employment tribunal has held that payments in lieu of untaken statutory holiday on termination of employment must be calculated to reflect normal pay. …
UK: Grievances - implied duty to provide impartial appeal
Employers should ensure that appeals against a grievance decision are heard by an appropriate senior manager other than the original decision-maker, …
UK: New legislation - unfair dismissal compensation, employee shareholders
From 29 July 2013, the upper limit on the unfair dismissal compensatory award was varied to the lower of 52 weeks' pay and the annually fixed limit …
UK: Discipline/grievances- employees can choose 'unreasonable' companion
The EAT has ruled that employees exercising the statutory right to be accompanied at a disciplinary or grievance hearing are entitled to have present …
UK: Acas guidance on protected settlement discussions
Acas has published a non-statutory Guide to accompany the statutory Code on the new settlement discussion regime which came into effect on 29 July …
Proposed changes to the Singapore Employment Act
Employment protections under the Employment Act, Chapter 91 of Singapore (EA) are expected to be extended to a broader category of employees and …
UK: Employers should update their precedent compromise agreements with effect from 29 July 2013
On 29 July 2013 statutory compromise agreements needed to waive statutory employment claims will be renamed "settlement agreements", under s.23 of the …
UK: Legislative consultations - reservists and tax break for health-related interventions
Following consultation, the Government has published a White Paper setting out its plans for the future of the UK’s reserve armed forces, including the …
UK: Unfair dismissal - covert surveillance may not render dismissal unfair
The EAT has ruled that an employee has no reasonable expectation of privacy when filmed in a public place during hours when the employee should have been …
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