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Rates of SMP, SSP, Maternity Allowance etc to be increased in April 2024

Rates of SMP, SSP, Maternity Allowance etc to be increased in April 2024

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ET1 grounds of claim—indirect sex discrimination

ET1 grounds of claim—indirect sex discrimination

ET1 grounds of claim—indirect sex discrimination[Insert in para 8.2 of claim form ET1:]1The Claimant is a woman and the Respondent is [enter details,...

Waiver of notice

Waiver of notice

Waiver of noticeEmployers and employees can waive their right to be given notice when their employment relationship comes to an end.Waiving...

Constructive dismissal

Constructive dismissal

Constructive dismissaldismissal of an employee by their employer will typically be at the instigation of the employer. In other words, the employer...

Practice notes

The duty of fidelity and fiduciary duties

The duty of fidelity and fiduciary dutiesAll employees are under a duty of fidelity to their employer. The duty of fidelity is also known as the duty...

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30th May

Practice notes

TUPE—transfer of employees

TUPE—transfer of employeesThis Practice Note examines which employees transfer to the transferee under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of...

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30th May

Practice notes

The early conciliation requirement

The early conciliation requirementstyle="width: 100%">Coronavirus (COVID-19): All proceedings in employment tribunals in England, Wales and...

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30th May

Practice notes

The term of trust and confidence

The term of trust and confidenceThis Practice Note analyses the term or duty of mutual trust and confidence (in a fiduciary sense) implied or imposed...

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30th May

Precedents

Employment contract basic version

Employment contract basic versionContract of employment dated [insert date]Parties1[Name of Employer] [of [insert address] OR a company incorporated...

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30th May

Practice notes

Garden leave and the right to work

Garden leave and the right to workIn broad terms, putting an employee on 'garden leave' means the employer sending the employee home on full pay...

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30th May

Precedents

Letter—secondment letter (employer—employee)

Letter—secondment letter (employer—employee)[to be typed on employer letterhead][Name of Employee][Address][Date]Dear [insert name of...

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30th May

Practice notes

Pre-employment checks

Pre-employment checksFORTHCOMING CHANGE: Under section 193 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (PCSCA 2022) the time it takes for...

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30th May

Practice notes

The unfair dismissal compensatory award

The unfair dismissal compensatory awardAn award of compensation for unfair dismissal generally consists of a basic award and a compensatory award. The...

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30th May

Practice notes

Reinstatement

ReinstatementReinstatement is one of the orders that may be made by a tribunal under section 112 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 1996)...

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30th May

Practice notes

Disclosure in employment tribunal proceedings

Disclosure in employment tribunal proceedingsDocuments of one kind or another will form a significant part of the evidence in many employment tribunal...

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30th May

Q&As

What should a collective grievance process look like?

What should a collective grievance process look like?Paragraph 47 of the Acas Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures describes a...

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30th May

News

Seventeenth edition of the Judicial College Guidelines published

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30th May

Precedents

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

Letter—long-term sickness absence (6): to employee confirming dismissal on notice (following final written warning)[To be typed on headed notepaper of...

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30th May

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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30th May

Q&As

Is high blood pressure a qualifying disability under the Equality Act 2010?

Is high blood pressure a qualifying disability under the Equality Act 2010?High blood pressure is also known as ‘hypertension’ (see NHS choices: High...

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30th May

Popular documents

Party can obtain an order for legal costs or preparation time but not both (News, 13 October 2015)

Under Rule 75(3) of the ET Rules 2013 a costs order relating to legal representation and a preparation order may not both be made in favour of the same party in the same proceedings. Where an employment tribunal is faced with applications for both, eg if the applicant was initially legally

Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and confidentiality provisions in employment

Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and confidentiality provisions in employmentNon-disclosure agreements (NDAs), or confidentiality clauses, are contractual provisions which seek to prohibit the disclosure of information. Such clauses:•are common in agreements to settle employment disputes or to end

Application—additional information (further and better particulars)

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 number]Application for an order for the [Claimant OR Respondent] to provide

Settlement, withdrawal, dismissal of claims and consent orders in the employment tribunal

Settlement, withdrawal, dismissal of claims and consent orders in the employment tribunalThe parties involved in an employment-related dispute will often be keen to avoid the cost, uncertainty and time involved in either initiating (or responding to) an employment tribunal claim or, where a claim