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When military security activities are outside of the scope of the Working Time Directive (BK v Republika Slovenija (Ministrstvo za obrambo))

When military security activities are outside of the scope of the Working Time Directive (BK v Republika Slovenija (Ministrstvo za obrambo))

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The tax implications of hybrid working arrangements

The tax implications of hybrid working arrangements

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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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Protective awards

Protective awards

Protective awardsThis Practice Note examines claims for protective awards following an employer’s failure to carry out collective redundancy...

The term of trust and confidence

The term of trust and confidence

The term of trust and confidenceEvery contract of employment is treated as containing an imposed term of trust and confidence. This requires employers...

Unfair dismissal time limit

Unfair dismissal time limit

Unfair dismissal time limitThree months beginning with the effective date of terminationAn unfair dismissal claim must generally be submitted to the...

The unfair dismissal compensatory award

The unfair dismissal compensatory award

The unfair dismissal compensatory awardCoronavirus (COVID-19): The Employment Rights Act 1996 (Coronavirus, Calculation of a Week’s Pay) Regulations...

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
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

The early conciliation requirement

The early conciliation requirementCoronavirus (COVID-19): All proceedings in employment tribunals in England, Wales and Scotland during the...
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19th May
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Definition of redundancy

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

No response, rejected response or claim not contested: employment tribunals

No response, rejected response or claim not contested: employment tribunalsCoronavirus (COVID-19): All proceedings in employment tribunals in England,...
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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

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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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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Calculators on Lexis®PSL Employment

Calculators on Lexis®PSL EmploymentThis Practice Note explains and summarises the suite of calculators designed specifically to assist employment...
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19th May
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
Practice notes

Definition of dismissal in unfair dismissal

Definition of dismissal in unfair dismissalTo succeed in a claim of unfair dismissal, the claimant must establish that they were dismissed by the...
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19th May
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Dealing with stress and mental ill health in the workplace

Dealing with stress and mental ill health in the workplaceThe Health and Safety Executive (HSE) defines stress as ‘the adverse reaction people have to...
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19th May
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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...
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19th May
Practice notes

Calculating pension loss in employment tribunal claims

Calculating pension loss in employment tribunal claimsPension loss will generally only arise in cases where an individual has lost their job and the...
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Produced in partnership with Keith Bryant QC of Outer Temple Chambers. 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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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]...
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19th May

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Practice notes

Discipline by trade unions

Discipline by trade unionsA union member has a statutory right not to be unjustifiably disciplined by his union. This is in addition to the common law...
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28th Jun
Practice notes

Employment rights and trade unions

Employment rights and trade unionsAn employee or prospective employee has a number of rights relating to his employment that arise as a result of his...
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25th Jun
Practice notes

Collective agreements

Collective agreementsCollective agreements are agreements negotiated between one or more trade unions and employers or employers' associations and...
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22nd Jun
Q&As

When it comes to protection against detriment for taking part in trade union activities under the section 146(1)(b) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULCRA 1992), what type of activities are defined as ‘trade union activities’, and will trade union activities that have been held to fall within the scope of the protection against unfair dismissal under TULCRA 1992, s 152(1)(b) also be protected in the context of a s 146 detriment claim?

When it comes to protection against detriment for taking part in trade union activities under the section 146(1)(b) of the Trade Union and Labour...
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5th Jun
Q&As

What is the legal test for detriment under section 146 of the Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992?

What is the legal test for detriment under section 146 of the Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992?‘Detriment’ is a concept found...
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5th Jun
Q&As

What is the relevant date by which a trade union member has to bring a claim that they have been unjustifiably disciplined by their union, where there is more than one act of discipline by the union, extending over a period?

What is the relevant date by which a trade union member has to bring a claim that they have been unjustifiably disciplined by their union, where there...
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5th Jun
Q&As

Is an employer required to permit an unrecognised trade union on to its premises to access its members and recruit new members?

Is an employer required to permit an unrecognised trade union on to its premises to access its members and recruit new members?Statute confers several...
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5th Jun
Practice notes

Exclusion or expulsion from trade unions

Exclusion or expulsion from trade unionsAn individual has a statutory right not to be excluded or expelled from a trade union, save in certain...
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5th Jun
Practice notes

Rights relating to activities involving unions

Rights relating to activities involving unionsA number of individual statutory rights may arise in specified circumstances relating to the activities...
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5th Jun
Practice notes

Union advice and representation

Union advice and representationMembership of a trade union gives an individual worker access to advice and other assistance from the union in a number...
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5th Jun
Practice notes

Union subscriptions

Union subscriptionsAuthorisationMany employers enter into arrangements with one or more trade unions for the deduction by the employer of union...
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5th Jun
Practice notes

Trade union blacklisting

Trade union blacklistingEmployers and employment agencies will typically wish to obtain references or undergo other vetting processes when deciding...
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Produced in partnership with Keith Bryant QC of Outer Temple Chambers 5th Jun
Precedents

ET1 grounds of unfair dismissal claim—trade union membership or activities

ET1 grounds of unfair dismissal claim—trade union membership or activities[Insert in para 8.2 of claim form ET1:]1[I am not a member of any trade...
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5th Jun
Precedents

ET3 grounds for resisting unfair dismissal claim — trade union membership or activities

ET3 grounds for resisting unfair dismissal claim — trade union membership or activities[Insert in para 6.1 of response form ET3:]1It is [admitted OR...
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5th Jun

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Admissibility of hearsay evidence in criminal proceedings

Admissibility of hearsay evidence in criminal proceedings

Admissibility of hearsay evidence in criminal proceedingsHow to identify hearsayThe definition of hearsay is contained in the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (CJA 2003). It comprises of four essential elements.There must be:•a statement•made out of court•relied on for the truth of the matter stated,

Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSE)—environmental and health and safety enquiries

Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSE)—environmental and health and safety enquiries

Commercial Property Standard Enquiries (CPSEs) are industry standard pre-contract enquiries used in commercial property transactions. CPSEs are endorsed by the British Property Federation and are free to use. The CPSEs include specific environmental enquiries at enquiry 15 and there are several

Arms length management organisations (ALMOs)

Arms length management organisations (ALMOs)

Arms length management organisations (ALMOs)An arms length management organisation (ALMO) is a not-for-profit company that provides housing services on behalf of a local housing authority (LHA). Usually an ALMO is set up by the LHA to manage and improve all or part of its housing stock with the LHA

Pre-trial and case management hearings in the Crown Court

Pre-trial and case management hearings in the Crown Court

Pre-trial and case management hearings in the Crown CourtCoronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the Coronavirus Act 2020 (CA 2020). CA 2020, among other measures, makes provision for the extended use of live links and audio links in criminal proceedings.