Gotta have a reason – what is constructive dismissal and how do you defend a claim?
Gotta have a reason – what is constructive dismissal and how do you defend a claim? However, where an employer commits a serious breach...
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Legal News and Commentary
Legal Claims Arising from the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis
Legal Claims Arising from the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis... With over 52,000 deaths a year in the UK (more than deaths from breast,...
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ACAS…EC does it?
ACAS…EC does it? ACAS is a publically funded, independent and impartial organisation, mandated to liaise with both parties to an employment dispute to try...
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Justice delayed – justice denied?
Justice delayed - justice denied? In July 2017, in a landmark Supreme Court decision, the system of employment tribunal fees (under which claimants had...
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Employed? Worker? Self-employed? Can you work it out?
Employed? Worker? Self-employed? Can you work it out? Why does status matter? Under the current law, there are three categories that an individual may fall...
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Head Teacher Ordered to repay £1.4 million to Local Authority
Head Teacher Ordered to repay £1.4 million to Local Authority... The High Court has ordered a Head Teacher to repay almost £1.4 million to...
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Employment Law & HR Update – March 2019
Employment Law & HR Update - March 2019... Was dismissing a teacher at an ultra-orthodox Jewish nursery who refused to lie about living with...
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Restrictive Covenants – in employment contracts
Restrictive Covenants - in employment contracts... A restrictive covenant is a clause, usually in an employment contract, which prevents an employee from competing with...
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Terminating a commercial lease (video)
In the team's latest video, Commercial Property solicitor Rebecca Collihole summarises everything you need to know about terminating a commercial lease. If you'd like...
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How to conduct a disciplinary hearing: a step by step guide
How to conduct a disciplinary hearing: a step by step guide... Disciplinary hearings are a difficult area for employers. Even though there can be...
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Travel disruptions and the workplace
Travel disruptions and the workplace... Are you required to pay employees who are unable to attend work because of severe weather causing travel disruption?...
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Sunderland politicians back brain injury campaign
Bridget Phillipson the MP for Houghton and Sunderland South, and Deputy Mayor of Sunderland Councillor David Snowdon attended an event being hosted by Headway...
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