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Employer could terminate for failure to follow reasonable instructions

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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April 9 2010

The Court of Appeal has held that an employee's failure to follow instructions and report a significant risk issue undermined trust and confidence to such an extent that the employer was entitled to terminate the employee's employment without notice (Dunn v AAH Ltd

Protection of volunteers - discrimination and unfair dismissal

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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December 10 2009

Two recent cases have confirmed that a genuine volunteer does not have the protection of the law on discrimination or unfair dismissal

Date of resignation cannot be backdated

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 8 2010

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has, in the case of Heaven v Whitbread Group plc, provided guidance on how the effective date of termination (EDT) of employment should be determined

TUPE update

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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October 14 2010

In this update on recent cases dealing with issues arising under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE), we report on an EAT decision on what amounts to "measures", requiring information and consultation of employees and a decision that a temporary cessation of activities did not prevent a TUPE transfer

Minimum wage for apprentices

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 10 2009

The Government has asked the Low Pay Commission to consider the detailed arrangements for an apprentice minimum wage under the NMW framework and to recommend the rate and arrangements that should replace the existing exemptions, together with the timing for its introduction

Employment - A tale of two whistleblowers

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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May 14 2010

Two recent EAT decisions have considered the concept of what amounts to a protected disclosure for the purpose of a whistleblowing claim

Employer faces jail for perjury in the tribunal

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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December 10 2009

In a warning shot to anyone tempted to be overly creative in the discovery of documents or to avoid the truth in order to bolster their defence to a claim, an individual has been sentenced to 4 months in prison for perverting the course of justice during employment tribunal proceedings

Garden leave: no obligation to provide work where employee in breach of duty of good faith

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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January 14 2010

In Standard Life Health Care Ltd v Gorman and others, the Court of Appeal upheld an injunction (interdict) preventing agents who were paid on a commission only basis from joining a competitor until the end of their notice periods

Meaning of "occupied premises" for purposes of car pool tax exemption

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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September 10 2010

Providing a company car to an employee is treated as a taxable benefit but there is an exemption to the general rule where the car provided by the employer is used as a "pool car"