Long-term sick leave dismissals: court guidance on borderline cases

The Court of Appeal has provided guidance on when employers can dismiss an employee on long-term sick leave, in what... The post Long-term sick leave dismissals: court guidance on borderline cases appeared first... Read more »

BBC reporter’s employment case struck out

An employment tribunal has struck out a BBC reporter’s claim after finding that she discussed her case with a newspaper...

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Seven facts about employment law in China

What is the Chinese statutory public holiday entitlement for employees? Do employers have to pay a premium for working during... The post Seven facts about employment law in China appeared first on Personnel... Read more »

Tribunal Watch: Teacher’s dismissal for showing 18-rated film to pupils

Tribunal Watch returns with a round-up of recent case law reported in the news. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) upheld...

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Christmas in the workplace: 10 common employer queries

During the Christmas period employers face a minefield of HR challenges. How well prepared is your organisation for the festive... The post Christmas in the workplace: 10 common employer queries appeared first on... Read more »

Fair dismissal for refusal to work Christmas overtime

An employment tribunal held that that a food company employee was fairly dismissed after she refused to do overtime in... The post Fair dismissal for refusal to work Christmas overtime appeared first on... Read more »

Workplace protected conversations shield cannot be waived

In DLA Piper’s latest case report, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) confirmed the privilege that applies to protected conversations cannot...

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Changes to tax on termination pay in April 2018

The Government has cut back proposed changes to taxing termination payments, issuing new draft legislation that is expected to come...

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Top 10 HR questions July 2016: Brexit

As the result of the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU sank in during July, employers began looking...

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Five important employment law cases in 2016… and five more to come

Your annual summer round-up of the most important employment law cases 2016 has seen so far, and those still to come…

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