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When is something ‘likely’ and when is it ‘probable’ for the purposes of the DDA? The House of Lords decides

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 10 2009

The House of Lords has ruled on the meaning of the word "likely" in respect of the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (the Act), overturning previous authorities on this issue

NHS strikes back in equal pay litigation

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 10 2009

A report prepared by the NHS Information Centre for Health and Social Care, and commissioned by the NHS Staff Council has found no evidence that the introduction of Agenda for Change (AfC) has favoured one group over another in relation to pay

What's so good about mediation?

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 9 2009

According to an ACAS research report in 2008, 7 per cent of managers had used mediation, and only a little over half, 56 per cent, had heard of it

Statutory holidays for sick workers - the implications of the Stringer litigation

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 7 2009

The House of Lords’ judgment in June 2009 is the end of the road for the Stringer litigation

Spelling out the risk of dismissal

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 5 2009

The standard dismissal and disciplinary procedure (SDDPs) applies (with a number of notable exceptions) when an employer contemplates dismissing an employee or taking disciplinary action

Making severance payments to senior managers

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • December 7 2009

In November Rose Gibb, the former chief executive of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, was given permission to appeal fully against the non-payment of her severance monies on the grounds that the trust had acted outside its powers because it had been "irrationally generous"

Likely loss of livelihood might lead to legal representation

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 9 2010

In R (on the application of G) v Governors of X School, the Court of Appeal has held that a teaching assistant was entitled to legal representation during internal disciplinary proceedings

House of Lords rules on holidays for sick workers

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • August 6 2009

As widely expected, the House of Lords, in its judgment in the Stringer case has confirmed that workers on authorised sick leave continue to accrue their statutory holiday entitlement

Saying goodbye: lessons from the public sector

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 18 2010

In misconduct cases, employers need only conduct a reasonable investigation. Perfection is not required in order to avoid a claim for unfair dismissal, either in this or in any aspect of the disciplinary process

Saying goodbye: lessons from the public sector

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 14 2010

In misconduct cases, employers need only conduct a reasonable investigation

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