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- Policies and documents
Updated to highlight the EAT decision in Kelly v Royal Mail Group Ltd, in which a long-serving employee was dismissed for frequent and lengthy absences.
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- Date:
- 18 June 2019
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- Law reports
In Kelly v Royal Mail Group Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that a long-serving employee's dismissal for frequent absences in accordance with the employer's attendance policy was harsh but fair.
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- Type:
- Law reports
Updated to reflect that the Court of Appeal allowed the appeal in Kostal UK Ltd v Dunkley and others.
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- Date:
- 11 June 2019
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- News
Up to 90% of staff at Channel 4 are considering taking redundancy because of plans to relocate away from London, it has been reported.
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- Date:
- 6 June 2019
- Type:
- News
Ford will close its Bridgend manufacturing plant by September 2020 with the loss of 1,700 jobs, workers have been told.
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- Date:
- 23 May 2019
- Type:
- News
The government has been accused of dragging its feet over new legal protections for pregnant women and new mothers at work, as a private member's bill is introduced in the House of Commons today.
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- Date:
- 21 May 2019
- Type:
- Law reports
In Kuteh v Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, the Court of Appeal held that the NHS trust fairly dismissed a Christian nurse for initiating inappropriate conversations about religion with patients in breach of a lawful management instruction.
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- Date:
- 10 May 2019
- Type:
- Law reports
In Atherton v Bensons Vending Ltd, an employment tribunal held that a small employer fairly dismissed an employee who made a personal attack on the managing director on Facebook. However, the claimant's wrongful dismissal was upheld because the employer could not show that his behaviour was so serious that it was entitled to dismiss him without notice pay.
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- Type:
- Employment law manual
Updated to include information on the FCA's final rules on the new directory of individuals working in financial services.
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- Date:
- 15 April 2019
- Type:
- Legal guidance
The Government is consulting on capping public-sector exit payments at £95,000. We look at the detail of the proposals and how they could affect redundancies and reorganisations in the public sector.
