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December 2014

Redundant Nortel employees win Employment Tribunal unfair dismissal claims

December 11, 2014

The BBC has reported that a number of staff made redundant by Nortel have won their claims for unfair dismissal in the Employment Tribunal after they were fired last year. Over 100 staff lost their jobs at the Nortel factory in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, after the Canadian firm made a round of redundancies in […]

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Employee, Worker, or Self-Employed? Pimlico Plumbers Limited v Smith

December 11, 2014

The recent case of Pimlico Plumbers Limited v Smith has been used to consider the question of the employment status of a plumber engaged by a plumbing and maintenance company. Mr Smith claimed unfair dismissal, wrongful dismissal, entitlement to pay during medical suspension, and failure to provide a statement of employment particulars. In order to […]

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