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Unfair dismissal: 'manner' of carrying out health and safety activity is rarely separable from that activity (Sinclair v Trackwork Ltd)

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No direct sex discrimination where non-payment of allowance was due to ‘absence’ not ‘maternity absence’ (Commissioner of City of London Police v Geldart)

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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...

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...

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]...

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...

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

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

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),...

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

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

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—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

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

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

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...

9th Nov

Practice notes

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...

9th Nov

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....

9th Nov

Practice notes

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...

9th Nov

COVID-19

In-house

Practice notes

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),...

9th Nov

Practice notes

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,...

9th Nov

In-house

Practice notes

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...

9th Nov

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Precedents

Statement of statutory rights in relation to Sunday shop work

1You have become employed as a shop worker and are, or can be, required under your contract of employment to do the Sunday work your contract provides...

27th Apr

Precedents

Agreement — workforce agreement for employers with 20 or fewer workers

This workforce Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[insert name of company][of OR whose registered office is at][insert address] company registration...

27th Apr

Precedents

Bonus schedule—EBITDA

This Precedent is a sample bonus schedule, to be inserted as a schedule to an employment contract or director’s service agreement, providing for...

27th Apr

Precedents

Letter—agreement with intern (unpaid)

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

27th Apr

Precedents

Consultancy agreement—company and individual—pro-client (short form)

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

27th Apr

In-house

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Statement—agreement with volunteer (short form)

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

27th Apr

Precedents

Letter—changing terms (9): to employee notifying outcome of appeal hearing

[Insert date]Dear [insert name of employee],I write to confirm the decision taken by [insert name(s) and job title(s)] at the hearing held on [insert...

27th Apr

Precedents

Agreement — workforce agreement for employer with more than 20 workers

This workforce Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[Insert name of company] [of OR whose registered office is at] [insert address] company registration...

27th Apr

Precedents

Letter — request for opt-out from workers possibly working more than 48 hours a week

Dear [insert name of worker]As you may be aware, the Working Time Regulations 1998 impose a limit on your working time. The precise calculation of the...

27th Apr

Precedents

Letter—request for consent to Sunday working

To: [insert name of employee]From: [insert name of employer]Please sign below to indicate your agreement to work from [insert time][am OR pm] to...

27th Apr

Precedents

Letter—invitation to employees to sign a workforce agreement

Dear [insert name of worker]Enclosed with this letter is a 'Workforce Agreement' which we would like you to read. This letter explains why we are...

27th Apr

Precedents

Letter—agreement with volunteer

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

27th Apr

Precedents

Letter—seeking agreement to lay-off, short-time working, pay reduction and/or unpaid leave

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): On 20 March 2020, the government announced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), under which all UK employers will be...

27th Apr

COVID-19

In-house

Precedents

Key information document for agency worker or personal service company (PSC)

Key Information DocumentThis document specifies key information relating to your relationship with us, including details about pay, holiday...

27th Apr

Precedents

Letter—changing terms (8): to employee notifying date of appeal hearing

[Insert date]Dear [insert name of employee],I have received your letter dated [insert date of employee's letter of appeal] in which you have appealed...

27th Apr

Precedents

Form—health assessment for night workers

To [insert name of night worker]The purpose of this questionnaire is to ensure that you are suited to working at night. All the information you...

27th Apr

Precedents

Letter — request for opt-out from workers always working more than 48 hours a week

Dear [insert name of worker]As you may be aware, the Working Time Regulations 1998 impose a limit on your working time. The precise calculation of the...

27th Apr

Practice notes