‘When do Employment Tribunals have jurisdiction to hear unfair dismissal complaints brought by employees who work outside Great Britain? Nigel Brockley highlights the recent caselaw on this topic.’
No. 5 Chambers, 4th December 2014
Source: www.no5.com
‘Employers “cannot simply rubber stamp” an occupational health adviser’s opinion that an employee is not disabled, the Court of Appeal has ruled in a case involving a local authority.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th December 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Kavanagh and others v Crystal Palace FC Ltd and another [2013] EWCA Civ 1410; [2013] WLR (D) 436
“Where, because of the unique features pertaining to the financial affairs of a failing football club, there were even stronger reasons than usual for averting liquidation, an administrator who needed to reduce the wage bill in order to continue running the business and to avoid liquidation had a permissible economic reason for dismissing employees where the ultimate objective remained the early sale of the club.”
WLR Daily, 13th November 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“The Government has launched a £1m investigation into the discrimination faced by women in pregnancy and its impact on families and the economy.”
The Independent, 4th November 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Sharon Shoesmith , the former Haringey council children’s services director sacked in the wake of the controversy surrounding the death of Baby P, has agreed a settlement for unfair dismissal with her former employers.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Zulhayir v JJ Food Service Ltd: [2013] EWCA Civ 1226; [2013] WLR (D) 396
“For an appeal to succeed on the ground of perversity an overwhelming case had to be made out that the court or tribunal below had reached a decision which no reasonable tribunal, on a proper appreciation of the evidence and the law, would have reached.”
WLR Daily, 16th October 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Lord Sugar’s bid to recover costs from the winner of TV’s The Apprentice after she lost a constructive dismissal claim against him has failed.”
BBC News, 25th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Caroline Jennings explores the use of CCTV as evidence in the Employment Tribunal.”
No. 5 Chambers, 16th September 2013
Source: www.no5.com
“A former head teacher of a private girls’ school in Denbighshire has been awarded £216,898 for unfair dismissal.”
BBC News, 11th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Changes to the regime governing protections for employees whose contracts are transferred to a new employer ‘go a long way towards eliminating the unnecessary gold plating’ that has made the rules such a headache for employers, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 6th September 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Employment tribunals can take a former employee’s post-termination conduct into account when calculating the compensation to be awarded for a successful unfair dismissal claim, according to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT).”
OUT-LAW.com, 19th August 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Fox v British Airways plc [2013] EWCA Civ 972; [2013] WLR (D) 330
“Where a claimant could establish liability for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination in respect of his son who had been a member of a company pension scheme and who died shortly after dismissal by the company for medical incapacity, the son’s estate would be entitled to compensation in a sum equivalent to the full amount of the death in service benefit that would have been payable under the scheme if the son had remained in employment at the date of his death.”
WLR Daily, 31st July 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Housekeeper at Surrey home of Maya Von Schoenburg, former wife of Mercedes-Benz heir, awarded £19,000 in damages.”
The Guardian, 5th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A rugby league star sacked by his club after a photo of a team-mate’s bottom was posted on his Twitter account was unlawfully dismissed, a judge ruled.”
BBC News, 18th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Changes to the law that will allow employers to carry out certain negotiations
with employees in relation to termination without those conversations being
admissible in a future unfair dismissal claim will come into force on 29
July.”
OUT-LAW.com, 11th July 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Chief constables who are forced out of their jobs by police and crime commissioners could launch claims under the European Convention on Human Rights, a watchdog has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The ERRA is an important piece of legislation, covering maters such as unfair dismissal, health and safety and copyright.”
One Inner Temple Lane, 24th June 2013
Source: www.1itl.com
“A teaching assistant who was sacked from a primary school after refusing to sever ties with her sex offender son has been awarded £28,300 in compensation.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A lesbian housekeeper who claimed a Tory MP and his wife tried to persuade her to join in a threesome with them had her case for sexual harassment and unfair dismissal unanimously thrown out today.”
The Independent, 5th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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