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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
The chief executive of a property business who sacked his 32 year old PA after a 3-year affair faces a significant payout after she won a claim for unfair dismissal.[1] The affair between the PA and the chief executive who was some 20 years older than her, lasted for 3 years. During this time he … Read more
Teaching Assistant Tracy Hodgkinson brought an unfair dismissal claim against her former employer, a primary school in Ipswich, Suffolk. Mrs Hodgkinson lost her job in January 2012. She felt she had been unfairly dismissed following her decision to keep in touch with her convicted sex-offender son. Mrs Hodgkinson’s son was found guilty of grooming and sexual … 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
Tom talks about gross misconduct and the Burchell Test / Range of Reasonable Responses.
Tom Street talks about Vince Cable announcing new legislation on settlement agreements.
A female employee in Northern Ireland who had suffered two miscarriages and claimed that she had been sacked because of the corresponding time off work, has been awarded more than £12,500 by an Employment Tribunal. Linzi Close brought a claim against Belfast Audi Limited on the grounds that it had discriminated against her when it … Read more
A former school technician who was subjected to sexual harassment and bullying has been awarded more than £100,000 by an employment tribunal. Margaret Malcolm, age 46, had complained that male colleagues at Baldragon Academy had scribbled male genitalia on drawings she had done for her Brownie pack, stuck models of a penis to her telephone … Read more