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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)

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

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)

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)

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...

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 duty of fidelity and fiduciary duties

All employees are under a duty of fidelity to their employer. The duty of fidelity is also known as the duty of good faith, or of loyalty.Fidelity is...

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...

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...

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...

9th Nov

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...

9th Nov

Precedents

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

Practice notes

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

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...

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...

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...

9th Nov

Practice notes

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

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...

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...

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...

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]...

9th Nov

Precedents

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

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...

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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Practice notes

UK GDPR and EU GDPR—transfers of personal data internationally and to international organisations

On 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be an EU Member State and entered a Brexit implementation period. This Practice Note introduces the general...

12th Apr

Brexit

In-house

Practice notes

Supply chains under data protection law—arrangements between controllers and processors

This Practice Note primarily addresses the UK data protection laws where a processor will process personal data on behalf of a controller in a...

12th Apr

Practice notes

Key definitions under data protection law

On 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be a member of the EU and EEA. Given the extensive data flows between the EEA and UK, equivalent EEA data...

12th Apr

Practice notes

Personal data sharing between controllers

This Practice Note explores issues and best practice relating to the sharing of personal data between controllers (including joint controllers and...

12th Apr

Practice notes

Data protection principles

On 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be a member of the EU and EEA. Given the extensive data flows between the EEA and UK, equivalent EEA data...

Produced in partnership with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 12th Apr

Practice notes

The Data Protection Act 2018

The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) came into force on 25 May 2018. As first enacted it introduced four distinct data protection regimes into UK...

12th Apr

Brexit

In-house

Practice notes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—issues for employers

UPDATE (8/4/21): The DHSC announced on 5 April 2021 that from 9 April everyone in England will be able to take free rapid coronavirus tests twice a...

9th Apr

COVID-19

In-house

Practice notes

Smoking in the workplace

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

9th Apr

Precedents

Letter—disciplinary procedure (1B): suspension from duties

[To be typed on employer’s headed notepaper][Insert date]Dear [insert name of employee],Following our meeting [today OR on [insert date]], I am...

9th Apr

Practice notes

Dealing with pregnancy-related sickness

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

9th Apr

Practice notes

The UK GDPR and DPA 2018: lawful processing of personal data in employment

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

9th Apr

COVID-19

In-house

Practice notes

Dealing with persistent, intermittent, short-term absences

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

9th Apr

Practice notes

Advising managers: drafting an appraisal form

Performance management is central to the relationship between employee and manager. Both should know what needs to be done to meet their own goals and...

9th Apr

Practice notes

Dealing with a grievance

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

9th Apr

Practice notes

Acas disciplinary and grievance code—application

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Issues relating to handling disciplinary and grievance matters during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are considered in...

9th Apr

Practice notes

Duty to make reasonable adjustments

Nature of the dutyThe duty to make reasonable adjustments (referred to below simply as 'the duty') comprises three requirements.The element that is...

9th Apr

COVID-19

In-house

Practice notes

Dismissing fairly for poor performance

Employees with sufficient length of service and who otherwise meet the qualifying criteria have statutory protection from unfair dismissal (see...

9th Apr

Practice notes

Employment tribunal proceedings—data protection issues

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

9th Apr

In-house

Practice notes

Implementing a business reorganisation—employment issues

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

Produced in partnership with Jane Fielding of Gowling WLG 9th Apr

Practice notes

Managing conduct

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Issues relating to handling disciplinary and grievance matters during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic are considered in...

9th Apr

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Latest Employment News

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)

Employment weekly highlights—8 April 2021

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

Featured Employment content

Payment in lieu of notice (PILON)

Unfair dismissal remedies—general

The duty of fidelity and fiduciary duties

Qualifying period for unfair dismissal

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