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Constructive dismissal is capable of constituting section 26 EqA harassment (Driscoll v 1) V & P Global 2) Varela)

Constructive dismissal is capable of constituting section 26 EqA harassment (Driscoll v 1) V & P Global 2) Varela)

The following Employment news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Constructive dismissal is capable of constituting section 26 EqA harassment (Driscoll v 1) V & P Global 2) Varela)

The tax implications of hybrid working arrangements

The tax implications of hybrid working arrangements

The following Employment news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on The tax implications of hybrid working arrangements

UK accession to Lugano Convention—is the door now closed?

UK accession to Lugano Convention—is the door now closed?

The following Arbitration news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on UK accession to Lugano Convention—is the door now closed?

Reducing the risk of COVID-19 spreading in the workplace: a practical guide for employers

Reducing the risk of COVID-19 spreading in the workplace: a practical guide for employers

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Checklist—immigration-related requirements on a TUPE transfer

Checklist—immigration-related requirements on a TUPE transfer

This Checklist gives an overview of the immigration matters that should be considered on a relevant transfer under the Transfer of...

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

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...

Place of work and mobility clauses

Place of work and mobility clauses

Place of work and mobility clausesThe written statement of particulars of employment issued to a worker to comply with section 1 of the Employment...

Preliminary hearings in the employment tribunal

Preliminary hearings in the employment tribunal

Preliminary hearings in the employment tribunalCoronavirus (COVID-19): All proceedings in employment tribunals in England, Wales and Scotland during...

Practice notes

Wrongful dismissal compensation

Wrongful dismissal compensationThis Practice Note examines the remedies (heads of claim) available in the case of dismissal in breach of an employment...
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19th May
Practice notes

Employment tribunal case management

Employment tribunal case managementCoronavirus (COVID-19): All proceedings in employment tribunals in England, Wales and Scotland during the...
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19th May
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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19th May
Practice notes

Qualifying period for unfair dismissal

Qualifying period for unfair dismissalFor employees starting fresh employment on or after 6 April 2012, the right not to be unfairly dismissed...
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19th May
Practice notes

Smoking in the workplace

Smoking in the workplaceProviding a smoke-free workplace (in enclosed or substantially enclosed premises) has been obligatory in England since 1 July...
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19th May
Practice notes

Sunday working

Sunday workingFORTHCOMING CHANGE: Certain aspects of the protections afforded under the ERA 1996 to shop and betting workers are to be strengthened by...
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19th May
Q&As

Where an employee works compressed hours, ie the same number of hours as a ‘normal’ full-time employee over fewer days, how should the employer calculate holiday entitlement, and how should the employer treat bank holidays if they fall on a day when the ‘compressed hours’ employee does not usually work?

Where an employee works compressed hours, ie the same number of hours as a ‘normal’ full-time employee over fewer days, how should the employer...
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19th May
Practice notes

Redundancy—fair procedure: individual consultation

Redundancy—fair procedure: individual consultationWhere there is no statutory obligation to consult with any existing employee representatives (see...
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19th May
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Practice notes

Types of whistleblowing claim

Types of whistleblowing claimIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered...
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19th May
Practice notes

Early judicial assessment of employment tribunal cases

Early judicial assessment of employment tribunal casesCoronavirus (COVID-19): All proceedings in employment tribunals in England, Wales and Scotland...
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19th May
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Practice notes

Striking out and unless orders in employment tribunal proceedings

Striking out and unless orders in employment tribunal proceedingsCoronavirus (COVID-19): All proceedings in employment tribunals in England, Wales and...
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19th May
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Practice notes

Disclosure in employment tribunal proceedings

Disclosure in employment tribunal proceedingsCoronavirus (COVID-19): All proceedings in employment tribunals in England, Wales and Scotland during the...
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19th May
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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19th May
Precedents

Application—additional information (further and better particulars)

[Insert date][Insert] Employment Tribunal[Insert address]To the [insert] Employment Tribunal[Insert name of case, eg X v Y]Claim Number: [insert claim...
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19th May
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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19th May
Practice notes

Contractual notice

Contractual noticeIn general, employers are free to give notice of dismissal at any time, unless they have expressly or impliedly agreed not to in the...
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19th May
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Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—Legislation tracker for employment

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—Legislation tracker for employmentLinks to news reports providing full information on the relevant legislation are included...
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28th Jul
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Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—tax implications

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—tax implicationsThe government has announced a number of measures in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis either that...
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28th Jul
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Q&As

Are UK courts and tribunals bound by decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union post-Brexit?

Are UK courts and tribunals bound by decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union post-Brexit?As of exit day (11pm on 31 January 2020) the...
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28th Jul
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Practice notes

Introduction to retained EU law

Introduction to retained EU lawThis Practice Note provides an introduction to retained EU law. It provides an overview of the key definitions and...
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Produced in partnership with Dr. Kieran Laird of Gowling WLG 28th Jul
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Practice notes

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020—moratorium

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020—moratoriumThe Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (CIGA 2020) inserted Part A1 into the Insolvency...
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27th Jul
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Precedents

Policy—Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination

Policy—Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinationUPDATE (14/7/21): The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published updated advice on vaccination and...
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27th Jul
Practice notes

What does IP completion day mean for Immigration?

What does IP completion day mean for Immigration?11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marked the end of the implementation period put in place to enable...
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27th Jul
Practice notes

Archived—the post-Brexit immigration system: what does it look like?

Archived—the post-Brexit immigration system: what does it look like?This Practice Note was last updated on 16 March 2021. It provides a high-level...
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27th Jul
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Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—managing the workplace from 19 July 2021

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—managing the workplace from 19 July 2021This Practice Note reflects the position under Step 4 of the roadmap out of lockdown...
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27th Jul
Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—managing the workplace to 18 July 2021 [Archived]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—managing the workplace to 18 July 2021 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note is not maintained and is for background...
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27th Jul
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Practice notes

Operation of employment tribunals during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

Operation of employment tribunals during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemicThe coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has seriously disrupted the...
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26th Jul
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Practice notes

Brexit timeline

Brexit timelineOn 23 June 2016, the UK held a referendum on its membership of the EU, with a majority voting in favour of the UK leaving the EU. On 29...
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26th Jul
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Precedents

COVID-19 risk assessment—worked example

COVID-19 risk assessment—worked example1. Risk assessment detailsCompany name[Insert name]Type of workplace/premises[Insert, eg Open-plan office...
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26th Jul
Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—guidance tracker for employment (international travel guidance)

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—guidance tracker for employment (international travel guidance)This Practice Note provides details of the various Coronavirus...
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26th Jul
Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—guidance tracker for employment (BEIS guidance)

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—guidance tracker for employment (BEIS guidance)This Practice Note provides details of the various versions of coronavirus...
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26th Jul
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Q&As

If employees have been working from home during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, can they argue that, through custom and practice, it has become a term of their contract of employment that they are entitled to work from home on a permanent basis?

If employees have been working from home during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, can they argue that, through custom and practice, it has become a...
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26th Jul
Q&As

Should an employer allow an employee who is 28 weeks’ pregnant to attend the workplace during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic?

Should an employer allow an employee who is 28 weeks’ pregnant to attend the workplace during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic?An employer must...
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26th Jul
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Q&As

What action can an employer take against an employee who refuses to return to work in the workplace because they are frightened of catching coronavirus (COVID-19)?

What action can an employer take against an employee who refuses to return to work in the workplace because they are frightened of catching...
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26th Jul
Q&As

Regarding the ‘reasonable excuse’ for not wearing a face covering under the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Covering in a Relevant Place) (England) Regulations 2020, SI 2020/791, reg 4 in relation to employees required to wear a face covering due to working in premises listed in SI 2020/791, Sch 3, do the physical, mental or disability provisions apply? What is the position in relation to the stated requirement in the close contact services guidance for those working in close proximity for extended periods that they ‘must wear a visor/googles and type II face mask’?

Regarding the ‘reasonable excuse’ for not wearing a face covering under the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Covering in a Relevant...
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26th Jul
Practice notes

Brexit—implications for data protection

Brexit—implications for data protectionThis Practice Note discusses the impact of Brexit on the general processing of personal data under the General...
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25th Jul
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Fraud by false representation

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Public inquiry procedure

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Proprietary estoppel

Proprietary estoppel

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