🌟 Need Legal Help? Chat with Lexi! 🌟
Speed up your claim assessment with Lexi! Click the chat icon at the bottom right now for instant help. Get started today! 👇👇
Chloe George Whistle blowing occurs when a worker reports what he feels is suspected wrongdoing at work. The things which workers can report include anything that is illegal or if work are neglecting various duties such as health and safety, environmental issues, covering up wrongdoing etc. An employee should not be dismissed because of the whistle blowing … Read more
There are three words that can instill fear in any employee when they are potentially being offered a new job. They are subject to references. There is still some confusion over what obligations employers have when it comes to references and what they actually have to consist of. The first thing to note is that … Read more
When making an employment tribunal claim (or indeed any legal claim) it would be wise to check your various insurance policies. Within certain policies it may contain an additional add on which gives you potential cover for any legal action that you might need to take, this is known as legal expense insurance or LEI. … Read more
When an employer and an employee are going through a disciplinary procedure they are meant to follow the ACAS code[1]. This is not only for the benefit of the employer and the employee so that a fair and considered disciplinary procedure has been followed but also that if it goes all the way to tribunal … Read more
With social media such as Facebook and Twitter not looking like they are going away anytime soon, it is becoming increasingly common to encounter cases in which comments made on social media play an integral role. One only has to look at the furore caused by twitter comments made by the Kent Youth PCC to … Read more
There is a great deal of worry amongst the Unions and employment law solicitors with the approaching tribunal fees which arrive on the 29th July 2013. Their main worry which is fairly understandable is that the fees are going to deny justice to employees who have been unfairly dismissed. They could be viewed as prohibitive … Read more
The nature of disputes with neighbours means that no two problems are the same. Some problems arise more frequently than others and are detailed briefly below. Boundary Disputes Boundary disputes are a common cause of dispute between neighbours. Ascertaining the correct property boundaries is vital and there are several ways of going about this. Many … Read more
Normally, the only time that an employer will required to undertake an investigation is when there has been an accusation of misconduct against one or more employees, as a precursor to taking disciplinary action. The ACAS code states, at paragraph 5, that, in such circumstances employers would normally “carry out an investigation to establish the … Read more
As with all types of legal claims for damages under the common law, unfair dismissal employee’s have a duty to mitigate their loss[1]. This means that they have to do all that they reasonably can to limit the loss of earnings that they may have suffered as a consequence of losing their employment. In the … Read more
Employers are, of course, entitled to dismiss employees for misconduct[1]. The question which often arises however, is what constitutes misconduct and what constitutes gross misconduct. It is important for the employer to distinguish between misconduct and gross misconduct because of finding of gross misconduct can have very serious consequences for the employee – i.e. he … Read more
