Employment Notes
Tag: unfair dismissal
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Hong Kong: Employers must be well primed before saying 'you're fired'
Given the absence in Hong Kong of an unfair dismissal regime similar to that which exists, for example, in the UK and Australia, the termination of an …
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: Unfair dismissal compensation - judicial review application
A judicial review application has been made challenging the introduction of the 12 months' pay cap on the unfair dismissal compensatory award in …
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: New cap on unfair dismissal compensatory award will apply from 29 July 2013
The Government has confirmed that the change to the cap on the unfair dismissal award will apply from 29 July 2013 (subject to parliamentary apprioval …
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 …
UK: Employment law reforms - updates to 2013 timetable
The new protection for pre-termination negotiations introduced by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act will come into force on 29 July 2013. This …
UK: Unfair dismissal - employers should follow Acas Code on discipline where conduct or performance issues lead to a "SOSR" dismissal
Recent case law has highlighted risks for employers dismissing an employee for a breakdown in trust and confidence, for example where the employer is …
UK: Employment law reforms enacted
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill finished its passage through Parliament and received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013. BIS has also …
UK: Unfair dismissal: GB connection test for eligibility to claim
The test for employees working abroad to be eligible to claim unfair dismissal in Great Britain is whether there is a much stronger connection, not only …
UK: Employment law reforms - revised timetable
The Government has published revised timings for some of the employment law changes in the pipeline, available here. It appears that restricting …
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