Dismissal

New and updated

• MP's bid to protect women from unfair redundancy over first hurdle

  Date:

  10 July 2020

  Type:

  News

  A new bill was reintroduced in parliament this week that aims to give pregnant women and new mothers added legal protections against redundancy.

• Whistleblowing: Aggravated damages awarded for "malicious" and "vindictive" treatment

  Date:

  9 July 2020

  Type:

  Law reports

  In Sinelnikova v ActivTrades plc, an employment tribunal upheld a compliance officer's claims of unfair dismissal, whistleblowing and victimisation after finding that she had been subjected to "concerted and malicious" action by her employer.

• How to consider alternatives to redundancy during the coronavirus crisis

  Type:

  How to

  Updated to reflect the Government's announcement on 8 July 2020 about the Job Retention Bonus.

• Collective redundancy consultation

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Enhanced to include information on how the obligation to consult may be triggered where groups of redundancies are aggregated.

• Is an employee entitled to their normal full pay during the notice period if they are made redundant while on furlough?

  Type:

  FAQs

• Does placing employees on furlough prevent the employer from making them redundant?

  Type:

  FAQs

• Dismissal clause for senior managers in the regulated financial services sector

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  A model dismissal clause for senior managers in the regulated financial services sector.

• Dismissal clause for certified staff in the regulated financial services sector

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  A model dismissal clause for certified members of staff in the regulated financial services sector.

• Dismissal clause for conduct rules staff in the regulated financial services sector

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  A model dismissal clause for conduct rules staff in the regulated financial services sector.

• Individual redundancies

  Type:

  Line manager briefings

  Updated to provide guidance for line managers on the implications of making redundancies during the coronavirus pandemic.