Case round-up
This report relates to 5 case(s)
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Blackburn and others v Gridquest Ltd (t/a Select Employment) and others [2002] IRLR 604 CA
(2 other reports)
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- 7 October 2002
In Blackburn and others v Gridquest Ltd (t/a Select Employment) and others, the Court of Appeal holds that, as the workers in this case had not entered into any contractual agreement that they were to be paid at a "rolled-up" weekly rate of pay which included an element of holiday pay, they were entitled to holiday pay under reg. 16 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 without the need to give credit under reg. 16(5) for the additional payment the employers claimed they had received.
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- 3 September 2002
Continuing our series on the implications of recent significant cases, Sue Nickson, partner and national head of employment law at Hammonds Suddards Edge, looks at the issues
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Coxall v Goodyear Great Britain Ltd [2002] IRLR 742 CA
(1 other report)
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Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd and others [2002] IRLR 533 HL
(6 other reports)
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- 1 August 2002
In Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd and others, and related cases, the House of Lords holds that, where it is established that successive employers had each failed in their duty of care to protect an employee from contracting a disease during his or her employment with them, but it cannot be proved which particular employment had caused the damage complained of, each employer could be held liable in damages for the breach.
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- 8 July 2002
The House of Lords has overturned the Court of Appeal decision last December in the test cases of Fairchild v Glenhaven Funeral Services Ltd and related cases.
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- 1 July 2002
An explanation of employers' liability in cases of employee illnesses contracted through exposure to asbestos.
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- 1 July 2002
The Law Lords have re-opened the door to compensation claims for asbestos-related disease. But how far-reaching will the ruling be?
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- 1 July 2002
Earlier reports that the floodgates for litigation would open following the Law Lords' ruling on victims of mesothelioma may well prove to have been exaggerated.
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- 1 June 2002
The House of Lords has reversed what the Court of Appeal called a "major injustice" to mesothelioma victims. The ruling, on 16 May, means that victims of this fatal asbestos-induced disease are, after all, eligible for compensation from their former employers.
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McNiffe v Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council [2002] All ER (D) 82 (May) EAT (0 other reports)
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O'Flynn v Airlinks the Airport Coach Company Ltd [2002] All ER (D) 05 (Jul) EAT
(2 other reports)
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- 3 December 2002
Continuing our series on the implications of recent significant cases, Hugh Calloway, associate solicitor in the commercial litigation department at Glanvilles Solicitors looks at issues surrounding some employment-related disputes. This week: drugs policies and misconduct.
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- 23 July 2002
This week's case roundup from Eversheds, covering drug testing and TUPE transfers.
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