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Disciplinary action and suspension for misconduct: guidance from UK Court of Appeal

Reed Smith LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 19 2012

The Court of Appeal decision in Crawford and another v Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust 2012 EWCA Civ 138 provides guidance as to the procedural standards required in misconduct cases in which dismissal is likely to impact on the employee's ability to pursue hisher chosen career

Workers required to request holiday whilst on sick leave in order to qualify for holiday pay

Reed Smith LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 10 2011

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has provided important clarification on the annual leave entitlement under the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR) of workers (including employees) who are off work on long-term sick leave

Will your outsource lead to automatically unfair dismissals under UK law?

Reed Smith LLP
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United Kingdom
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October 3 2011

It is common in an outsourcing situation for the incoming service provider to undertake the service at a different location to the client or the existing service provider

Court of Appeal considers which party is in fact the “winning” party for the purposes of costs

Reed Smith LLP
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United Kingdom
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August 17 2011

This case involved a medical negligence claim, with the Claimant being awarded £2,000 damages where his claim had initially been valued at £525,000

Lord Hutton’s public sector pension reforms

Reed Smith LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 12 2011

To say that pension issues have been in the news in recent months is something of an understatement

New UK government announces major healthcare reforms

Reed Smith LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 29 2010

The new UK Coalition Government has released its much publicized White Paper "Equity and excellence: Liberating the NHS", outlining far reaching proposals to reform the socialised healthcare system in the UK through the UK National Health Service (NHS) over the next four years

Breach of contractual disciplinary procedure may lead to significant loss of earnings claims

Reed Smith LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 21 2010

The Court of Appeal has ruled that an employee subject to a contractual disciplinary procedure, who was dismissed for misconduct in breach of that procedure may, in principle, recover damages for loss of future employment prospects

TUPE and constructive dismissal

Reed Smith LLP
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United Kingdom
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August 25 2009

In an important decision concerning TUPE transfers, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has given guidance in the case of Tapere v South London & Maudsley NHS Trust on, first, the interpretation of mobility clauses in the context of a TUPE transfer and, secondly, on Reg 4(9) TUPE, which allows a transferred employee to treat themselves as dismissed if a relevant transfer involves a substantial change in working conditions which is to the employee’s material detriment

2009 Part B drug CAP program postponed

Reed Smith LLP
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United Kingdom
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September 11 2008

On September 10, 2008, CMS announced that the 2009 Medicare Part B drug competitive acquisition program (CAP) is being postponed indefinitely

UK regulator publishes report on medicines distribution

Reed Smith LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 19 2008

In Autumn 2006, Pfizer announced that it intended from the following Spring to sell prescription medicines in the UK direct to pharmacies

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