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Christian worker required to work on Sundays

  • Bircham Dyson Bell
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 4 2013

In Mba v Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Merton, the EAT has considered whether a Christian care worker suffered indirect religious

Breach of undertakings in compromise agreement

  • Bircham Dyson Bell
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 28 2013

In Imman-Sadeque v BlueBay Asset Management (Services) Ltd, the High Court held that an employee who assisted a competitor whilst on garden leave

Restrictive covenants in an unsigned contract

  • Bircham Dyson Bell
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 31 2013

The High Court has held in FW Farnsworth Ltd v Lacy that an employee was bound by the restrictive covenants contained in an updated contract of

Harmonising terms and conditions after a TUPE transfer is not an ETO reason entailing changes in the workforce

  • Bircham Dyson Bell
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 6 2012

A dismissal connected with a TUPE transfer will be automatically unfair unless it is for an economic, technical or organisational reason entailing changes in the workforce (‘an ETO reason’

A market researcher working on successive assignments could be an employee

  • Bircham Dyson Bell
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 9 2012

The case of Drake v Ipsos Mori UK Ltd is another reminder of the difficulties involved in determining the employment status of casual workers

EAT considers whether TUPE app lies to transfer of bar lease

  • Bircham Dyson Bell
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • August 24 2012

In LOM Management Ltd v Sweeney, the EAT held that TUPE will only apply to the assignment of a commercial lease where that assignment is intrinsically linked to the transfer of an identifiable economic entity

Duty of care for health and safety of a subsidiary's employee

  • Bircham Dyson Bell
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 26 2012

The Court of Appeal has held in Chandler v Cape plc that a parent company owed a duty of care for the health and safety of an employee of a subsidiary

Can employers justify a mandatory retirement age

  • Bircham Dyson Bell
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 30 2012

In Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes, the Supreme Court has analysed the factors which can justify a compulsory retirement age

Replacing employees with franchise companies after a TUPE transfer

  • Bircham Dyson Bell
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 31 2012

The dismissal of an employee for a reason connected with a TUPE transfer is automatically unfair unless the transferee establishes that the reason for the dismissal is an economic, technical or organisational reason entailing changes in the workforce (an ‘ETO reason’

Dismissal to save pension costs was not age discrimination

  • Bircham Dyson Bell
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 31 2012

Age discrimination will only be justified if it is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim