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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

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

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

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—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...

9th Nov

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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...

9th Nov

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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...

9th Nov

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Letter—TUPE (3) letter from transferee to transferor to inform of proposed measures

[To be typed on headed notepaper of transferee][Strictly private and confidential][Address][Date]Dear [enter name(s) of relevant individual(s) at the...

9th Nov

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Definition of dismissal in unfair dismissal

To succeed in a claim of unfair dismissal, the claimant must establish that they were dismissed by the employer. A contract of employment may...

9th Nov

In-house

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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...

9th Nov

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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...

9th Nov

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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),...

9th Nov

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Striking out and unless orders in employment tribunal proceedings

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

9th Nov

In-house

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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...

9th Nov

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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...

9th Nov

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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...

Produced in partnership with Keith Bryant QC of Outer Temple Chambers. 9th Nov

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]...

9th Nov

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ET1 grounds of claim—direct sex discrimination, sexual harassment and constructive dismissal

[Insert in para 8.2 of claim form ET1:]1The Claimant was employed by the Respondent as a [job title]. She worked at the Respondent’s premises at...

9th Nov

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Collective agreements

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

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....

9th Nov

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Execution of documents under Scots law

The rules regarding execution of documents governed by the laws of Scotland are contained in:•the Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 (RW(S)A...

Produced in partnership with David Blair, Solicitor at Anderson Strathern 26th Nov

Scottish Law

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Labour and employment—Armenia—Q&A guide

The international employment law guide for Armenia is presented in a Q&A format. The questions are set out below. Please note that this guide is from...

23rd Nov

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Labour and employment—Ecuador—Q&A guide

The international employment law guide for Ecuador is presented in a Q&A format. The questions are set out below. Please note that this guide is from...

23rd Nov

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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...

23rd Nov

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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...

23rd Nov

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Labour and employment—Peru—Q&A guide

The international employment law guide for Peru is presented in a Q&A format. The questions are set out below. Please note that this guide is from the...

23rd Nov

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labour and employment—Slovakia—Q&A guide

The international employment law guide for Slovakia is presented in a Q&A format. The questions are set out below. Please note that this guide is from...

23rd Nov

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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...

23rd Nov

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Labour and employment—Honduras—Q&A guide

The international employment law guide for Honduras is presented in a Q&A format. The questions are set out below. Please note that this guide is from...

23rd Nov

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Labour and employment—Venezuela—Q&A guide

The international employment law guide for Venezuela is presented in a Q&A format. The questions are set out below. Please note that this guide is...

23rd Nov

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Labour and employment—Romania—Q&A guide

The international employment law guide for Romania is presented in a Q&A format. The questions are set out below. Please note that this guide is from...

23rd Nov

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Labour and employment—Hungary—Q&A guide

The international employment law guide for Hungary is presented in a Q&A format. The questions are set out below. Please note that this guide is from...

23rd Nov

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Labour and employment—Guatemala—Q&A guide

The international employment law guide for Guatemala is presented in a Q&A format. The questions are set out below. Please note that this guide is...

23rd Nov

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Labour and employment—Nicaragua—Q&A guide

The international employment law guide for Nicaragua is presented in a Q&A format. The questions are set out below. Please note that this guide is...

23rd Nov

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Labour and employment—El Salvador—Q&A guide

The international employment law guide for El Salvador is presented in a Q&A format. The questions are set out below. Please note that this guide is...

23rd Nov

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Labour and employment—Spain—Q&A guide

The international employment law guide for Spain is presented in a Q&A format. The questions are set out below. Please note that this guide is from...

23rd Nov

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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...

23rd Nov

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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...

23rd Nov

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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...

23rd Nov

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Labour and employment—Zambia—Q&A guide

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

23rd Nov