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Protection from dismissal on grounds of trade union activities - how far does it go?

Date:: 21 June 2018

Consultant editor Darren Newman looks at a recent case in which the Court of Appeal had to consider if, in sharing information from a manager's desk diary, a trade union rep had acted outside the scope of trade union activities for the purposes of the automatically unfair dismissal protection afforded by s.152 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.

Successful "discrimination arising from disability" claim in respect of fair dismissal

Date:: 25 May 2018

Consultant editor Darren Newman explains how the difference between the test of reasonableness in relation to unfair dismissal and the test for justification in relation to "discrimination arising from disability" led to an interesting - and important - Court of Appeal decision.

Right to work in the UK: How much can employers rely on Home Office advice?

Date:: 24 April 2018

Consultant editor Darren Newman considers the implications of a recent case involving a Jamaican bus driver who was dismissed when he could not provide the required documentation during his employer's audit of its workforce's right to work in the UK.

Misconduct dismissals: Could the long-established approach to fairness be open to question?

Date:: 21 March 2018

Consultant editor Darren Newman considers a recent case in which the Supreme Court judges seemed to cast doubt on the long-established approach to misconduct dismissals set out in Burchell.

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Protection from dismissal on grounds of trade union activities - how far does it go?

Successful "discrimination arising from disability" claim in respect of fair dismissal

Right to work in the UK: How much can employers rely on Home Office advice?

Misconduct dismissals: Could the long-established approach to fairness be open to question?

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