January 2012

Strike at BBC could disrupt TV coverage of Olympic Torch RelayWalesOnlineBy Matin Shipton, WalesOnline Coverage of the arrival of the Olympic Torch in Wales could be severely hampered by a strike of BBC Wales employees protesting at the dismissal of a TV producer. The torch is due to arrive in Wales at Monmouth on Friday, ...and more » […]

The green, green grass of homeNew Zealand HeraldIn terms of employment opportunities, it was easy to convince an employer that with your skills and experience you could do whatever it was you wanted to do." Although the exchange rate was down to around $2 to £1 when Taylor-Valiant left the UK, ... […]

Above the LawLaw School Sales Pitch Doubles Down On The Getting Rich Rationale For Law SchoolAbove the LawThey're claiming high employment statistics, “as a direct result of the quality of legal education at Rutgers.” That sounds fun! I like to think of an employer shouting tort law trivia questions at the Rutgers Camden person coming out on top to secu […]

HRmagazine.co.ukSocial media, drugs and alcohol: setting the boundaries between work life and ...HRmagazine.co.ukGiven that one of the first things a judge in an employment tribunal will ask about is the policy and training records, the majority of organisations are taking a high risk by not providing relevant training to their employees. UK employers are .. […]

The mental health charity Mind has responded to an announcement by the Government that, following on from its Red Tape Challenge, it intends to introduce a number of reforms to simplify the Equality Act and remove unnecessary legislation. […]

The Government is being urged to re-invigorate its efforts to tackle sickness absence and implement the recommendations of the Frost/Black Review as a matter of urgency, amidst new evidence that the long term downward trend in absence rates has plateaued. […]

The Queen has outlined the Government’s priorities for the coming Parliamentary year, a number of which will have an impact on employment. […]

  UNFAIR DISMISSAL – Compensation This was an unsuccessful appeal by the Claimant in an action for unfair dismissal. The Employment Tribunal had previously found that Mr Hill was constructively unfairly dismissed and awarded him compensation. The Claimant appealed to the EAT on the basis that the ET wrongly assessed the level of his compensation under s.31 o […]

  TUPE – Service Provision Change This was an unsuccessful appeal by the Respondent in an action brought under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006. The Claimants in these proceedings, who number 35, were employed by Eddie Stobart Ltd (“ES”) at a site at Manton Wood in Nottinghamshire.  ES closed the site on 20 April 2009. […]

     PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE- disclosure This was a successful appeal by the Respondent in an action for unfair dismissal. At a Pre Hearing Review on 13 Jun 2011, the Aberdeen Employment Tribunal had ordered the employer to produce certain documents and provide additional information in connection with an employee’s claim of unfair dismissal. Some of the docu […]

  UNFAIR DISMISSAL- Band of reasonable responses test This was a successful appeal by the Respondent in an action for unfair dismissal. The Claimant had been dismissed for breaching a “three strikes” rule at UPS- i.e. he had had three accidents within 12 months which UPS regarded as avoidable. The Employment Tribunal sitting in Newcastle held that the dismis […]

Around 131 million working days were lost to sickness absence in 2011, a new report from the Office for National Statistics shows. This was a fall of 26% since 1993 despite an increase in total employment from around 25 million people to about 29 million people. The amount of time lost per worker was four and a half days in 2011 down from just over seven day […]

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has welcomed measures aimed at resolving workplace disputes and reforming the employment tribunal system. It believes these measures will considerably improve small business owners' willingness to take on more employees. […]

Creating the right conditions for businesses to grow and succeed is at the centre of new business legislation announced in the Queen’s Speech. […]