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Dismissal of employee for working in second job while on sick leave was unfair. What?
- Squire Sanders Hammonds
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- United Kingdom
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- September 27 2011
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that an employer’s dismissal of an employee for working in a second job while on sick leave from the first was unfair
Ensure final written warnings are issued fairly especially if you want to rely on them later
- Squire Sanders Hammonds
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- United Kingdom
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- March 24 2011
Most employers are aware of the need to tick all the relevant procedural boxes when it comes to taking a decision to dismiss - but how confident are you that your managers apply the same rigorous approach when issuing final written warnings?
Employer liable to ex-employee for negligent email
- Squire Sanders Hammonds
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- United Kingdom
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- May 17 2011
It is well established that employers must be careful about what they say about ex-employees when giving references
Justice done or just seen to be done?
- Squire Sanders Hammonds
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- United Kingdom
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- August 18 2011
This month, a faintly unsettling case about the importance of justice being seen to be done, seemingly regardless of whether it actually is
No way back after premature dismissal letter
- Squire Sanders Hammonds
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- United Kingdom
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- October 27 2011
In the vast majority of cases it should be obvious whether an employee has been dismissed or resigned
Do employees have a right to legal representation at a disciplinary hearing?
- Squire Sanders Hammonds
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- United Kingdom
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- July 22 2011
Not if they work for a private sector employer
Employment review
- Squire Sanders
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- United Kingdom
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- January 20 2011
It looks increasingly unlikely that the "dual discrimination" provisions set out in the Equality Act 2010 will be coming into force this April
“One of our employees has posted a comment on his Facebook site saying that if he was a potential customer he wouldn’t touch us with a bargepole. What can we do?”
- Squire Sanders Hammonds
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- United Kingdom
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- June 28 2011
This is just the latest in a line of queries we have received from clients recently concerning employees who have perhaps lost sight of the difference between social media posts and a real conversation in their remarks about their company, boss or colleagues
Tax treatment of post-P45 termination payments
- Squire Sanders
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- United Kingdom
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- March 25 2011
As the law currently stands, if an employer makes a termination payment to an employee after the P45 has been issued, and the payment is taxable (in whole or in part), it is required to deduct tax at basic rate only
What’s coming into force in April 2011?
- Squire Sanders Hammonds
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- United Kingdom
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- March 31 2011
A number of employment law changes will be taking place in April 2011
