April, 2014 | LabourBlawg

April 2014

How To Avoid Penalty Clauses

April 24, 2014

On coming to a commercial agreement and contracting with another business or individual, it is important to agree what will happen on a breach of the contract. Such a clause will help prevent the matter from going to court or litigation as the parties have previously agreed what to do in the event. Doing so, […]

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Disabled woman wins Employment Tribunal claim over toilet issues

April 16, 2014

A disabled mother-of-three has won her claim for discrimination in the Employment Tribunal after it was found that her employer had failed to make reasonable adjustments to the workplace to accommodate her disability. Mrs Karen Sharpe, 44, who has the neurological condition multiple sclerosis (MS), made her Employment Tribunal claim after she had a dispute […]

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Accident at work lands company in court

April 9, 2014

A Leicestershire-based company has been fined by the Magistrates’ Court after it pleaded guilty to health and safety offences that led to serious injuries to one of its workers. K & DE Barnett and Sons were fined almost £7,000 and ordered to pay the prosecution’s costs after a worker fell from the a stack of […]

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Restrictive Covenants: How Businesses Can Protect Their Interests When an Employee Leaves

April 9, 2014

A mark of all successful businesses is how well they have carved themselves out a niche in their sector. That niche differentiates them from their competitors and is their edge when competing. Businesses will want, then, to ensure insofar as possible that the singularity of their interests, ideas and innovations are kept secret. For the […]

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