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Round-up of UK employment law developments in April 2013

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
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  • May 9 2013

Employers may need to distance themselves from discriminatory remarks made by shareholders who are closely connected to or wield influence over the

Fixed-term employees: claims based on former fixed-term status permitted

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • November 7 2012

Employers should not disadvantage an employee due to their former fixed term status

Court of Appeal upholds bonus ruling in Dresdner v Attrill

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 29 2013

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal from the High Court's ruling that Dresdner Kleinwort had contractually committed to a minimum bonus pool

Unlawful deduction from wages claim for bonus

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 6 2009

An employee may be able to bring a deduction of wages claim for non-payment of bonus, even if elements of the bonus appear to be discretionary

Employees can claim constructive dismissal even if employer upholds grievance

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 8 2010

An employer who has committed a fundamental breach of an employee's contract cannot prevent the employee claiming constructive dismissal by upholding the employee's grievance about that breach

Employees abroad: extension to unfair dismissal and discrimination rights

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • August 9 2010

Recent cases have extended the availability of British employment law rights to employees working overseas

Sex discrimination: women protected between IVF egg collection and implantation

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 6 2010

Employers must not discriminate against an employee because she is undergoing IVF, but only in relation to the period between egg collection and implantation of the fresh embryos

Disability discrimination: limits on reasonable adjustments

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 5 2011

An employer is only required to make reasonable adjustments to enable a disabled employee to remain in employment, not to enable them to leave on advantageous terms

Compensation: career-long loss and apportionment of discrimination damages

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 7 2011

In most cases, future loss of earnings should only be awarded until an employee is likely to obtain an equivalent job; career-long compensation will only be appropriate where there is no real prospect of the employee ever securing an equivalent job

Round-up of employment law developments in November 2011

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • December 5 2011

Employment law reforms: April 2012 government plans confirmed, new proposals and calls for evidence

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