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13 September 2012
Rethinking mental health in the workplace
The new Bill The Mental Health (Discrimination) Bill was debated in Parliament on 14 September 2012 and the government has confirmed that it intends to back this bill. The changes…
22 August 2012
Proposed new Employment Tribunal rules
A new set of rules has been proposed designed to streamline the operation of Employment Tribunals. The proposed rules Mr Justice Underhill, the former president of the EAT, has issued…
22 August 2012
The price of justice – the new fee regime in the Employment Tribunal
The Employment Tribunal has announced the new fee regime which should come into force in the Summer of 2013. The new fee structure Justice will now come at a price…
14 August 2012
TUPE, property transactions and a change of client
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…
13 August 2012
How to cure a potential constructive dismissal
An employee who was vindicated by his employer following an unfair suspension could not claim constructive dismissal. Employment contracts contain express and implied terms. One such implied term is the…
6 August 2012
Do independent contractors have worker status?
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…
6 August 2012
HMRC issues guidance on share-based payments made after the cessation of employment
This guidance sets out answers to frequently asked questions concerning the application of the '0T' tax code to share-based payments made following the cessation of employment. From 6 April 2012…
3 August 2012
Sick employees need not request carry-over of holiday entitlement
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.…
25 July 2012
Fiduciary duties and the importance of updating employment contracts
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.…
23 July 2012
Auto-enrolment update – new employer pension duties come into force
On 30 June 2012, key provisions of the Pensions Act 2008 and Pensions Act 2011 came into force requiring all UK employers to enrol eligible jobholders automatically in a pension…