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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
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 ÂŁ12,500 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 ÂŁ100,000 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
The dating website BeautifulPeople.com has 750,000 “good looking” members on its books and has decided to create an employment agency as a spin-off of the main business. Companies who consider it important to only hire good-looking staff will be able to log on to the dating community website and browse through a selection of attractive … Read more
Following success at a tribunal most Claimant’s will be awarded a basic and a compensatory award. What employee’s need to be aware of is that their conduct prior to their dismissal might impact on any final award that is given in their favour. The reductions to both the basic award and compensatory award due to … Read more
Although swearing in the workplace was often commonplace in what could be viewed as male dominated environments such as construction it has started to migrate to other areas of the working world.Employee’s do need to be careful though as many a company policy on gross misconduct will include swearing within it and so we’d advise … Read more
UNISON have today announced that they are considering applying for a judicial review of the government’s decision to introduce fees for Claimants in the Employment Tribunals. The basis upon which they are seeking to challenge the decision are: (1) on the basis that it is unlawful for Claimants to have to pay fees to exercise … Read more
Sutton Council has agreed to pay compensation to, and offered to reinstate, an Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) who claimed that his self-employed contract with the Council was terminated after he raised concerns about the authority’s work with looked after children. Jon Fayle was an IRO with a self-employed contract for services with the London Borough, … Read more