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The President of Employment Tribunals in England and Wales, Judge Barry Clarke, and the President of Employment Tribunals in Scotland, Judge Susan...
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Department for Education (DfE) have announced a package of apprenticeship funding reforms alongside...
This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) an EAT decision upholding the employment tribunal’s decision to award uncapped compensation...
The European Commission is consulting on guidelines to support the implementation of Directive 2024/1760 on corporate sustainability due diligence....
The government has published proposed new benefit and pension rates for 2024 to 2025 including in respect of Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory...
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 noticeEmployers and employees can waive their right to be given notice when their employment relationship comes to an end.Waiving...
Constructive dismissaldismissal of an employee by their employer will typically be at the instigation of the employer. In other words, the employer...
Where an employee with less than two years’ continuous service is dismissed by a transferor prior to a TUPE transfer, and the reason for the dismissal is the transfer, can the employee bring a claim for unfair dismissal, and, if so, will the transferee be liable?The Transfer of Undertakings
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
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