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An employer was liable to a former employee when it negligently made false statements to the employee's current employer that were likely to cause damage to the Claimant
The requirements for occupational pension schemes to have member-nominated trustees (“MNTs”) or, for sole trustee companies, to have member-nominated directors (“MNDs”) have been amended by the Pensions Act 2004 (the “Act”) and the associated Occupational Pension Schemes (Member-Nominated Trustees and Directors) Regulations 2006
The maximum limit on a "week's pay" for the purposes of calculating an unfair dismissal basic award or a statutory redundancy payment will increase with effect from 1 October 2009 from £350 to £380
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held in Da'Bell v NSPCC (to be reported) that the three bands for Vento damages for injury to feelings in discrimination cases should be increased to reflect inflation
The Court of Appeal has held in Stuart Peters Ltd v Bell 2009 EWCA Civ 938 that allowances can be made for sums earned by an individual during what would have been their notice period in cases of constructive dismissal
The Employment Appeal Tribunal ("EAT") has held that it was perverse for the Employment Tribunal not to make a costs order against a claimant who had made false allegations in her own claim
