Defending age discrimination claims
The Supreme Court has ruled on the age discrimination cases of Homer v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police and Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes. Read moreMoving Employees to a New Employer
Businesses sometimes move their employees from one employer company to another. A recent case at the Employment Appeal Tribunal has emphasised the importance of getting consent from the employees in order to make this effective. The case concerned Peninsula Business Services Ltd. Read moreChange in Unfair Dismissal Rules
From 6 April 2012, employees will have to work for two years before they qualify for protection against unfair dismissal. Up until now, just one year’s service was needed to claim unfair dismissal at the employment tribunal. Read moreCan cost alone ever justify age discrimination?
Mr Woodcock was the Chief Executive of North Cumbria Primary Care Trusts. In 2006, this post was removed as part of a re-organisation of the NHS which reduced the number of Primary Care Trusts. Read moreEmployee working in Libya entitled to claim under Unfair Dismissal
The Supreme Court has today handed down its Judgement in the long running case of Ravat v Halliburton Manufacturing & Services Ltd. Its unanimous decision is that Mr Ravat is entitled to pursue a claim of unfair dismissal against his former employer in the Aberdeen Employment Tribunal. Read moreEmployment Tribunals and Documents held Abroad
Can a UK Employment Tribunal compel the disclosure of documents held overseas by a parent company of a UK subsidiary?According to the Employment Appeal Tribunal in the recent case of Weatherford UK Ltd v Forbes, the answer is no. Read more
