Dentons | United Kingdom | 31 May 2016
In circumstances where an employment tribunal upholds an unfair dismissal claim, it is open to the tribunal to make an order for reinstatement or…
Dentons | United Kingdom | 31 May 2016
On 14 April 2016, the European Parliament approved the new European Union Trade Secrets Directive which will create a minimum legal benchmark to…
Dentons | United Kingdom | 31 May 2016
In Garamukanwa v. Solent NHS Trust [2015], the EAT has upheld a finding that Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights was not engaged…
Dentons | United Kingdom | 31 May 2016
The case of Department for Transport v. Sparks [2016]recently confirmed that provisions contained in a staff handbook or policy are capable of…
Dentons | United Kingdom | 27 Apr 2016
Mistakes by employers in relation to an employee's entitlement to PHI can be very costly. In one leading High Court case, Aspden v. Webbs Poultry &…
Dentons | United Kingdom | 27 Apr 2016
The decision of the Commercial Court in Khanty-Mansiysk Recoveries Limited v. Forsters LLP [2016] EWHC 522 (Comm) may not, at first sight, be of…
Dentons | European Union | 30 Mar 2016
Workplace dress codes are once again in the spotlight. British Airways' dress code policy came under scrutiny for requiring female cabin crew to wear…
Dentons | United Kingdom | 30 Mar 2016
Employees can receive childcare vouchers either on top of their normal salary or by salary sacrifice. Under a salary sacrifice arrangement, an…
Dentons | United Kingdom | 24 Feb 2016
The two recent cases set out below highlight the flexible approach that the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) seems to be taking in relation to Early…
Dentons | United Kingdom | 24 Feb 2016
In the long-running case of Moorthy, the Upper Tribunal has held that an injury to feelings compensation payment made in connection with a…