The service provision rules under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) do not apply when there is a change in the client who receives the new contractor’s services. […]
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An employee who was vindicated by his employer following an unfair suspension could not claim constructive dismissal. […]
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The Court of Appeal held that a doctor who provided services to customers of a clinic was a ‘worker’ and accordingly could bring claims for unlawful deductions from wages and for unpaid holiday pay. […]
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Employees who are dismissed whilst on long term sick leave do not need to request ‘carry-over’ of untaken holiday in order to receive a payment in lieu of such holiday. […]
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The Court of Appeal has decided that a senior employee did not owe a fiduciary duty or a duty of fidelity when he set out to compete with his employer. […]
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The Court of Appeal held that an employer could not withhold a contractual payment as the employee’s contract of employment allowed for such payment in the event of summary termination. […]
The Court of Appeal has held that an employee did not have the right under the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) to legal representation during a disciplinary hearing which resulted in his dismissal. […]
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) held that subjective redundancy criteria may be appropriate in certain cases, provided that they can be assessed in a dispassionate or objective way. […]
HM Treasury has published draft legislation in relation to the abolition of ordinary residence for all tax purposes other than overseas workday relief. […]
The European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) has confirmed that an employee who falls ill during a period of paid annual leave is entitled to take the affected days as paid annual leave at a later date. […]