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UK: Unfair dismissal - importance of warnings
Employers should consider whether there are any serious concerns about the appropriateness of a live, final disciplinary warning before relying on it to …
UK: Termination - making of PILON effective to terminate
Where a contract expressly provides that it can be terminated immediately by making a payment in lieu of notice, the making of the payment is sufficient …
UK: Disability discrimination - limits on reasonable adjustments
An employer is only required to make reasonable adjustments to enable a disabled employee to remain in employment, not to enable them to leave on …
UK: Philosophical belief - anti-hunting belief capable of protection
An employee's belief in the sanctity of life, comprising a belief in anti-fox hunting and anti-hare coursing (as well as veganism and environmentalism), …
UK: TUPE - local authority two tier code withdrawn; consultation on Fair Deal
The government has withdrawn the local authority Two-Tier Code (formally, the Code of Practice on Workforce Matters in Local Authority Service Contracts) …
UK: Tax - problems with concession for legal fees on termination
Currently an extra statutory concession provides that an employee's legal fees in connection with the termination of employment are tax-free if they are …
UK: Bribery Act 2010 - in force 1 July 2011; "adequate procedures" guidance
The Bribery Act 2010 will come into force on 1 July 2011. The Ministry of Justice has now confirmed this date and published its guidance on what amounts …
UK: New resources - March 2011
Herbert Smith litigation ebulletin on a recent Supreme Court judgment abolishing expert witness immunity Herbert Smith litigation ebulletin on the …
Unfair dismissal and discrimination: UK rights for employees abroad
Employers should not simply assume that staff working abroad will have no UK employment law rights, particularly where the rights derive from EU law and …
UK: Red tape day - employment law changes April 2011
Key employment law changes coming into force in early April 2011 have been announced: Retirement: last chance to act tomorrow New paternity rights …
UK: Retirement - changes to transitional provisions
On 17 February the Government published draft regulations on the abolition of the default retirement age. These contained rather odd transitional …
UK: Team poaching - doubts over use of forward contracts
The duty of trust and confidence applies to forward contracts; employees may therefore lawfully withdraw from those contracts if the future …
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