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Click to show the answerWhen will a derogatory comment posted on a social networking site amount to defamation?

Click to show the answerWhat can an employer do if an employee posts a derogatory comment about it on a social networking site?

Click to show the answerWhat are the defences available to an employee who has posted a potentially defamatory comment about his or her employer on a social networking site?

Click to show the answerWhat are the defences available to a social networking site where an individual has posted a defamatory comment about his or her employer?

Click to show the answerCan a defamatory comment posted by an employee on his or her Facebook page be used as evidence in the employee's disciplinary proceedings?

Click to show the answerIf the identity of the person who posted derogatory comments about it on a social networking site is unknown, what should the employer do?

Click to show the answerIf an employee has used social media to make a defamatory comment about one of his or her employer's competitors, what should the employer do?

Click to show the answerWhat can an employer do if a former employee posts a derogatory comment about it on a social networking site?

Click to show the answerCan statutory maternity pay be paid in a lump sum at the start of maternity leave?

Click to show the answerIs an employer obliged to respond to a pregnant employee's demands to change her hours or duties, where a risk assessment does not identify a necessity to change them, and the employee submits no medical certification on the matter?

Click to show the answerCan a fixed-term contract be terminated before the end of the term if the post is redundant?

Click to show the answerDo employees have the right to be accompanied at disciplinary investigation meetings?

Click to show the answerWill it always be necessary to hold an investigatory meeting with an employee suspected of misconduct?

Click to show the answerAfter the abolition of the default retirement age, employers will have to justify objectively having a compulsory retirement age. What does this mean?

Click to show the answerHow will the abolition of the default retirement age affect employers that have a compulsory retirement age of 65?

Click to show the answerHow will the abolition of the default retirement age affect employment tribunal claims in relation to retirement?

Click to show the answerWhat is the expected timetable for the abolition of the default retirement age?

Click to show the answerWhen an employee who is subject to disciplinary proceedings raises a grievance, must the employer put the disciplinary proceedings on hold?

Click to show the answerIf an employer wishes to suspend an employee during a disciplinary investigation, must it have a contractual power allowing it to do so?

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