Category:  Employment Law

Always check your email recipients before hitting ‘send’

A man has revealed that he learnt he had been unsuccessful in a job application after the company’s HR department accidentally copied him into an email chain. After applying to...

Five things you should know about Statutory Sick Pay

Dealing with sickness absence takes up a lot of management and HR time. It can be difficult to navigate all the different considerations involved. One of those considerations is sick...

Statutory minimum notice: an introduction

It is always best to expressly set out details relating to notice pay on termination of employment in the contract of employment itself. But what happens if nothing is put...

Automatic unfair dismissal – a day 1 risk

A recent employment tribunal case serves as a reminder that, although employees with less than 2 years’ service do not have the right to claim ordinary unfair dismissal, they are...

Employment Law update – April 2023

Top tips when reviewing employment contracts Employment contracts are the building blocks of the employment relationship. However, they are often not given the care or attention they deserve. Even if...

Is it harassment to text a colleague in the wee small hours?

Is it harassment to text a colleague in the wee small hours? Not according to nkojihuy790- Mainali v New Godalming Sushi Limited. Mr Mainali was a sushi chef in business...

Discrimination arising from disability

Dismissing an employee with a disability can seem risky but is not always unfair, even where the reason for dismissal is impacted by the disability. The EAT has recently upheld...

Compensation – unfair dismissal

If an employee wins a claim for unfair dismissal, a tribunal will decide what compensation is fair in the circumstances. The stakes are raised in a whistleblowing unfair dismissal because...

Employment status

The EAT has given judgment in an employment status claim which confirms that the ‘label’ that parties place on a working relationship is only one piece of the puzzle. Too...

Unfair dismissal – redundancy

If an employee wins an unfair dismissal case, the employment tribunal will decide how much compensation is due. If the employer has made procedural errors during the dismissal, and the...

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