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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

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

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

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

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

Equality Act in force today

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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October 1 2010

The main provisions of the Equality Act 2010 come into force today, 1 October 2010

Piggyback claims settled

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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May 14 2010

Last year the EAT, in Hartlepool Borough Council v Llewellyn & others, held that a male worker could submit an equal pay claim that was contingent on a female comparator's own equal pay claim being successful

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

Dismissal based on unproven allegations can be fair

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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April 9 2010

The EAT has held that a public authority fairly dismissed a career civil servant in reliance on a police disclosure relating to alleged sexual abuse of children, even though the alleged conduct had not been proven and did not have a direct relationship with the employee's work (A v B

Distinction between legitimate management instruction and punishment

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 11 2010

The EAT has drawn a distinction between a legitimate management instruction and a punishment in a claim for constructive dismissal