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In Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes the Supreme Court has confirmed that employers need to give careful consideration when seeking to justify mandatory retirement ages
Employees who live in Britain and commute to work abroad may have unfair dismissal rights in Britain, particularly if the employment contract is governed by British employment law and the employee has been reassured that he will retain British employment law rights
Employees who live in Britain and commute to work abroad may have unfair dismissal rights in Britain, particularly if the employment contract is governed by British employment law and the employee has been reassured that he will retain British employment law rights
Employers are not required to accommodate religious worship during working hours if it could significantly damage their business and reasonable alternatives are available to the employee
An employee who is unable to work due to being remanded in custody pending a criminal trial is not "unavoidably" prevented from working and so cannot claim that the employer is under an implied duty to pay wages (assuming there is no contrary express term
Some employers may be tempted to delay an internal appeal against dismissal until the deadline for a tribunal unfair dismissal claim has expired, in the hope that this may prevent the employee litigating
