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Dismissal: intention to terminate must be clear

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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May 6 2009

Employers who decide to end an employee's employment should ensure that decision is clearly communicated to the employee

Equality Bill published

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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May 6 2009

The long-awaited Equality Bill has finally been published

Holiday during sick leave: House of Lords ruling

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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August 5 2009

The House of Lords' decision concerning holiday rights while off sick was covered in our special 12 June e-bulletin

Misrepresentation: drafting of pre-employment questionnaire is key

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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August 5 2009

An employer cannot claim for loss caused by an employee's mental illness merely because the employee fails to mention a history of mental illness at the recruitment stage

Equal pay update

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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May 6 2009

Employers cannot get an equal pay tribunal claim thrown out simply because the employee has failed to identify his comparators in the written grievance

Inability to carry out common work activities can be disability

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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May 6 2009

An employee's inability to carry out a work activity that is common to a range of industries is enough to qualify as disabled

TUPE: unfair dismissal where new service provider in different location

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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May 6 2009

TUPE applied to the retendering of a contract to provide conveyancing services

Statutory redundancy pay to increase from October 2009

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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May 6 2009

In his latest budget the Chancellor announced an increase to the ceiling on a week's pay used to calculate statutory redundancy payment

Round-up of employment law developments: August 2009

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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United Kingdom
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September 9 2009

Direct race discrimination is unlawful, even if the employer is acting with the best of intentions

Agency workers: government's proposals for implementing EU law

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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June 5 2009

The government has set out its proposals for implementing the new EU Directive on agency workers