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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
A bus driver in London was awarded close to £60,000 following a successful unfair dismissal claim. David Hoggett was employed by Abellio London Limited, and after being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in April 2012 had to make a number of claims for sick pay from his employer. Diabetes is recognised as a disability under … Read more
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill received Royal assent in April of this year and now the Enterprise and Regulatory Report Act 2013 will gradually come into being over the next 12 months. The government has announced some key dates for changes surrounding Employment Law and Employment Tribunal procedures which will come into being from … Read more
An employment tribunal in Dundee has been considering the case of four bingo hall employees who were sacked after taking their own food and drink into another Gala establishment on their day off. Their employer dismissed them on two counts, namely breaching their alcohol licence and breaching Gala Bingo company policy. However the regional manager … Read more
In the recent case of Halford v Seddon Property Services, the employment tribunal held that the claimant had been unfairly dismissed for breaching the “no smoking” policy for company vehicles. Mr Halford got into an argument with his manager over the condition of his company vehicle. The Operations Manager gave Mr Halford a warning for … Read more
ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) has begun consultation on a statutory code of practice which will run in parallel with legislation on settlement agreements (formerly compromise agreements) which will make pre-termination negotiations inadmissible in an unfair dismissal claim. The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill will introduce a provision into the Employment Rights Act 1996, … Read more
In the recent case of Townsend v Gillette UK Ltd, the employment tribunal had to weigh up whether an employee had been fairly dismissed for engaging in threatening and abusive behaviour towards a colleague. Mr Townsend had a meeting with his line manager in Janaury 2012 to discuss a number of issues. His manager, Miss … Read more
An employment tribunal found that Tracey Smith from South Yorkshire had been unfairly dismissed from Aldine House, a secure unit for problem children in Sheffield. The claimant was awarded £70,000, after being accused of breaking regulations over discipline, poor relationships with work colleagues and breaking health and safety rules. One allegation was that Miss Smith … Read more
Unfair dismissal, settlement agreements, conciliation and TUPE regulations were all on the agenda today, following a statement from Jo Swinson, Minister for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs. The Government’s Employment Law Review is looking at the legislation which affects the relationship between the employer and the employee. Today it published its response to the consultation … Read more
Following a bumper crop of proposals from the Coalition Government in 2012, this year will see a raft of new legislation coming into force related to employment tribunals, family-friendly rights and employee-shareholder contracts to name just a few. Read our guide summarising some of the key updates that both employers and employees should be aware … Read more