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Equal pay: Supreme Court guidance on ‘common terms’ where comparator is at different establishment (Asda Stores v Brierley and others)

Equal pay: Supreme Court guidance on ‘common terms’ where comparator is at different establishment (Asda Stores v Brierley and others)

The following Employment news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Equal pay: Supreme Court guidance on ‘common terms’ where comparator is at different establishment (Asda Stores v Brierley and others)

Holiday taken but unpaid cannot be carried forward for holiday pay claim (Smith v Pimlico Plumbers)

Holiday taken but unpaid cannot be carried forward for holiday pay claim (Smith v Pimlico Plumbers)

The following Employment news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Holiday taken but unpaid cannot be carried forward for holiday pay claim (Smith v Pimlico Plumbers)

Employment weekly highlights—8 April 2021

Employment weekly highlights—8 April 2021

The following Employment news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Employment weekly highlights—8 April 2021

Route map for retained EU law—a new Court of Appeal judgment (Lipton v BA City Flyer Ltd)

Route map for retained EU law—a new Court of Appeal judgment (Lipton v BA City Flyer Ltd)

The following Banking & Finance news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Route map for retained EU law—a new Court of Appeal judgment (Lipton v BA City Flyer Ltd)

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Payment in lieu of notice (PILON)

Payment in lieu of notice (PILON)

The right to notice means a right for the employee to remain in employment for the period of notice, not simply to be paid for it. An employer will...

Contractual redundancy payments

Contractual redundancy payments

An employee is entitled to a statutory redundancy payment when:•he has been continuously employed for not less than two years•he has been dismissed,...

Unfair dismissal remedies—general

Unfair dismissal remedies—general

Coronavirus (COVID-19): The Employment Rights Act 1996 (Coronavirus, Calculation of a Week’s Pay) Regulations 2020 (Week’s Pay Amendment Regs 2020),...

The term of trust and confidence

The term of trust and confidence

Every contract of employment is treated as containing an imposed term of trust and confidence. This requires employers and employees not to conduct...

Precedents

Letter—secondment letter (employer—employee)

BREXIT IMPACT: The drafting and enforcement of the applicable law (governing law) and jurisdiction clause in this Precedent may be affected by Brexit....
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9th Nov
Precedents

Letter—from employer placing employee on garden leave

[To be typed on employer’s headed notepaper][Enter name and address of employee][Enter date]by handDear [enter name]Garden leaveI refer to [[enter...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Letter—TUPE (9) from employee objecting to transfer

[Strictly private and confidential][Address][Date]Dear [enter name(s) of relevant individual(s) at the transferor],Proposed transfer of [enter...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Qualifying period for unfair dismissal

For employees starting fresh employment on or after 6 April 2012, the right not to be unfairly dismissed generally only arises when the employee, by...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Draft outline script for disciplinary hearing (misconduct)

1Introductions of those present if necessary. Confirm who is taking notes and that copies of the meeting notes will be made available to the...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

No response, rejected response or claim not contested: employment tribunals

Coronavirus (COVID-19): All proceedings in employment tribunals in England, Wales and Scotland during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and until...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Letter—long-term sickness absence (6): to employee confirming dismissal on notice (following final written warning)

[To be typed on headed notepaper of employer][Date]Dear [insert name of employee],Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company)Following our most recent...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Unfair dismissal time limit

Three months beginning with the effective date of terminationAn unfair dismissal claim must generally be submitted to the employment tribunal within...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Employment tribunal case management

Coronavirus (COVID-19): All proceedings in employment tribunals in England, Wales and Scotland during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and until...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

The basic award

Coronavirus (COVID-19): The Employment Rights Act 1996 (Coronavirus, Calculation of a Week’s Pay) Regulations 2020 (Week’s Pay Amendment Regs 2020),...
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9th Nov
Precedents

ET3 grounds of resistance—unfair dismissal: protected disclosure

1Paragraph 1 of the Grounds of Claim is admitted.2As to paragraph 2 of the Grounds of Claim, it is denied that the Claimant’s colleagues were...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Costs warning letter (employment tribunal)

[ON YOUR LETTERHEAD][Name and address of other party, or other party’s solicitor]Dear [insert contact name][Insert subject of letter, eg names of...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Calculating pension loss in employment tribunal claims

Pension loss will generally only arise in cases where an individual has lost their job and the pension provision that went with that job. An...
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Produced in partnership with Keith Bryant QC of Outer Temple Chambers. 12th Jan
Precedents

Application—postponement or adjournment of hearing

[Insert date][Insert] Employment Tribunal[insert address]To the [insert] Employment Tribunal[Insert case name]Case No: [Insert case number]...
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9th Nov
Practice notes

Collective agreements

Collective agreements are agreements negotiated between one or more trade unions and employers or employers' associations and which relate to one or...
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9th Nov
Precedents

Letter—employer acknowledgement of notification of maternity leave

Date: [insert date]Dear [insert name of employee]Congratulations and thank you for telling me about your pregnancy and the date that your baby is due....
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9th Nov

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Practice notes

Northern Ireland employment law

Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note does not cover employment issues relating to Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Northern Ireland. Subscribers are...
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Produced in partnership with Paul Gillen of Pinsent Masons 13th Apr
Practice notes

Labour and employment—Afghanistan—Q&A guide

The international employment law guide for Afghanistan is presented in a Q&A format. The questions are set out below. Please note that this guide is...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Labour and employment—Sweden—Q&A guide

This Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to labour and employment in Sweden published as part of the Lexology Getting the Deal...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Labour and employment—Indonesia—Q&A guide

This Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to labour and employment in Indonesia published as part of the Lexology Getting the Deal...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Labour and employment—Ukraine—Q&A guide

The international employment law guide for Ukraine is presented in a Q&A format. The questions are set out below. Please note that this guide is from...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Labour and employment—Chile—Q&A guide

The international employment law guide for Chile is presented in a Q&A format. The questions are set out below. Please note that this guide is from...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Labour and employment—Japan—Q&A guide

This Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to labour and employment in Japan published as part of the Lexology Getting the Deal...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Labour and employment—Australia—Q&A guide

This Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to labour and employment in Australia published as part of the Lexology Getting the Deal...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Labour and employment—Poland—Q&A guide

This Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to labour and employment in Poland published as part of the Lexology Getting the Deal...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Labour and employment—Luxembourg—Q&A guide

This Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to labour and employment in Luxembourg published as part of the Lexology Getting the...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Republic of Ireland employment law

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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Produced in partnership with Ciara Ruane 9th Apr
Practice notes

Labour and employment—Taiwan—Q&A guide

The international employment law guide for Taiwan is presented in a Q&A format. The questions are set out below. Please note that this guide is from...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Labour and employment—Ghana—Q&A guide

This Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to labour and employment in Ghana published as part of the Lexology Getting the Deal...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Labour and employment—USA—Q&A guide

This Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to labour and employment in USA published as part of the Lexology Getting the Deal...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Labour and employment—Russia—Q&A guide

This Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to labour and employment in Russia published as part of the Lexology Getting the Deal...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Labour and employment—Dominican Republic—Q&A guide

The international employment law guide for Dominican Republic is presented in a Q&A format. The questions are set out below. Please note that this...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Labour and employment—Egypt—Q&A guide

This Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to labour and employment in Egypt published as part of the Lexology Getting the Deal...
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9th Apr
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Labour and employment—Portugal—Q&A guide

This Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to labour and employment in Portugal published as part of the Lexology Getting the Deal...
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9th Apr
Practice notes

Labour and employment—Canada—Q&A guide

The international employment law guide for Canada is presented in a Q&A format. The questions are set out below. Please note that this guide is from...
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9th Apr
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Labour and employment—Slovenia—Q&A guide

This Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to labour and employment in Slovenia published as part of the Lexology Getting the Deal...
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9th Apr

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Nuisance and the rule in Rylands v Fletcher—common law liability for pollution

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CE-File—electronic filing and case management in the Rolls Building and other courts

This Practice Note looks at CE-File electronic working in the courts under CPR PD 51O, in the context of case management. It provides guidance on how to file a document electronically, deal with rejected electronic filings, issue a claim electronically, file electronic bundles (eBundles) for case

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Compulsory winding up of a company—the process and procedure

STOP PRESS: The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 contains provisions which, on a temporary basis (presently until 31 December 2020) impose significant limitations on the ability for a creditor to seek a winding-up order against a company. For further reading, see Practice Note: Corporate

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Issue of redeemable shares

A limited company that proposes to issue redeemable shares must comply with the provisions of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006).Why do companies issue redeemable shares?A company may wish to issue redeemable shares so that it has an alternative way to return surplus capital to shareholders without