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Published: 27.09.06 : Unfair Dismissal
The vast majority of employment related claims that employees make against employers are for unfair dismissal. Surprisingly there is still quite a lot of confusion as to what the unfair dismis... Read more »

Published: 27.09.06 : Unfair Dismissal – Time Limits
The way of the world is that everything seems to get more complicated. Things that were once simple are “improved” and, in the process, become extremely confusing. Let me give you an exa... Read more »

Published: 27.09.06 : Religion Or Belief
In addition to sex, race and disability it has been unlawful to discriminate on the grounds of religious belief and sexual orientation since December 2003. Since that time, there have only bee... Read more »

Published: 27.09.06 : Working Time Regulations and the National Minimum Wage Act
Laws such as the Working Time Regulations and the National Minimum Wage Act tend to get overlooked by people in the context of employment law, in favour of “sexier” subjects such as disc... Read more »

Published: 27.09.06 : Is it fair or not?
Andy, a young graduate, found it difficult to find a job after leaving university; he was delighted when he was offered a job in the accounts department of a small company as an accounts clerk. He s... Read more »

Published: 27.09.06 : How to avoid job loss - Part 1
Unfair dismissal laws have become increasingly complicated in recent years. They are now a minefield in which both employees and employers must tread carefully. In a short series of articles w... Read more »

Published: 27.09.06 : How to avoid job loss - Part 2
Good health is more important than money. Those of us who enjoy good health, take it for granted. Those of us who do not, would give almost anything to have it. In the workplace ill health and... Read more »

Published: 27.09.06 : How to avoid job loss - Part 3
The concept of a job for life disappeared years ago. In fact, very few have real job security. Multi nationals will move work around the world to achieve the lowest production costs possible and com... Read more »

Published: 27.09.06 : How to avoid job loss - Part 4
How can an employee who has done something seriously wrong at work avoid being sacked. The short answer is of course that it depends on a number of factors, but there are some basic things an ... Read more »

Published: 27.09.06 : Constructive advice about constructive dismissal
Some employers think that if they never sack anyone they will avoid Employment Tribunal claims. The way this employer deals with an employee this he is not happy with is to make the employees life a... Read more »

Published: 27.09.06 : Employing Reservists
Most volunteer Reservists are committed to about 30 days’ training a year. The most significant part of this is a 15 day continuous training period sometimes known as Annual Camp. Employ... Read more »

Published: 27.09.06 : Employment Tribunals
The threat of being “taken to the Tribunal” frightens many employers, it should not. The awards of compensation of hundreds of thousands of pounds that make the front pages of local and ... Read more »

Published: 27.09.06 : Human Rights Act
We hear an awful lot of rubbish about human rights. The Government Department for Constitutional Affairs in its frequently asked questions web page, asks “isn’t this just a chancer&rsquo... Read more »

Published: 27.09.06 : Discrimination - disability
Discrimination in employment can be a difficult matter for all sorts of reasons. Some organisations become so politically correct over the whole issue that it is a wonder they ever get anythin... Read more »

Published: 27.09.06 : Discrimination continued
It is unlawful for employers to discriminate against people who are disabled. I explained last week that the definition of when someone is disabled is virtually meaningless to most of us. Unde... Read more »

Published: 27.09.06 : Racial Harrasment
Following the awful events in London that led to the deaths of many innocent people and the disruption of our capital city, it might be timely to look at our race discrimination laws. All righ... Read more »

Published: 27.09.06 : Sex Discrimination
Sex discrimination has been unlawful for nearly 30 years. You would think that employers would know how to behave by now but like an old oil field that never runs out, these laws keep pumping fees i... Read more »

Published: 27.09.06 : Sexual Harassment
“Most men would welcome some, most women don’t want any”, an observation that I heard during a break when running a training course on sexual harassment. Whether it is true o... Read more »

Published: 27.09.06 : Sexual Harassment continued
I mentioned last week that sexual harassment is unwanted conduct of a personal nature, or other conduct based on sex, affecting the dignity of women and men at work. I also spelled out that on... Read more »

Published: 27.09.06 : Statutory Disciplinary Procedure
I talked last week about the increasing importance of procedure in employment law. You may remember that the introduction of the statutory disciplinary procedure in October 2004 added a few more min... Read more »

 

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