In Stratford v Auto Trail VR Ltd UKEAT/0116/16, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether an employer could take into account expired warnings when deciding whether to dismiss an employee.
Mr Stratford held...more
In Bandara v British Broadcasting Corporation UKEAT/2016/0335/15/JOJ, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered the fairness of a dismissal where the employer had relied on a previous final written warning which was...more
In Jeffery v The British Council UKEAT/0036/16, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether an expatriate employee could bring claims under U.K. employment legislation.
Mr Jeffery was employed by a public...more
In G4S Cash Solutions (UK) Ltd v Powell UKEAT/0243/15, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether reducing an employee’s pay amounted to disability discrimination.
Mr Powell could longer perform his role as...more
In Phoenix House Ltd v Stockman UKEAT/0264/15, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures (Code) applies to dismissals for “some other...more
In Secretary of State for Justice v Windle and Arada [2016] EWCA Civ 459, the Court of Appeal considered whether the absence of mutuality of obligation between assignments was relevant in determining an individual’s...more
In McBride v Scottish Police Authority [2016] UKSC 27, the Supreme Court considered whether an Employment Tribunal had been wrong to order the reinstatement of an employee on restricted duties.
The Employment Tribunal...more
In Metroline West Ltd v Ajaj UKEAT/0185/15/RN, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered the fairness of a dismissal of an employee who had exaggerated his sickness.
Mr Ajaj was employed as a bus driver for...more
In Bartholomews Agri Food Ltd v Thornton [2016] EWHC 648 (QB), the High Court considered whether a non-compete post-termination restriction was an unlawful restraint of trade.
Bartholomews Agri Food Ltd (Bartholomews)...more
The annual increases in compensation will take effect on 6 April 2016. The most notable changes are as follows:
- The limit on a week’s pay for the purposes of calculating statutory redundancy payments and the basic...more
In Stimpson v Citibank N.A. ET/3200437/15, Mr Stimpson brought claims for unfair and wrongful dismissal after being dismissed without notice by Citibank N.A. (Citi) for an alleged breach of Citi’s policies on confidential...more
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The Exclusivity Terms in Zero Hour Contracts (Redress) Regulations 2015 (Regulations) came into force on 11 January 2016. These provide additional protection to individuals on zero hours contracts.
By way of background,...more
In Farnan v Sunderland Association Football Club [2015] EWHC 3759 (QB), the High Court considered whether breaches of confidentiality could amount to gross misconduct justifying dismissing an employee without notice....more
In MBNA Limited v Jones UKEAT/0120/15, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether the inconsistent treatment of two employees arising from the same incident rendered the dismissal of one of them unfair....more
In Monmouthshire County Council v Harris UKEAT/0332/14/DA, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered the fairness of a dismissal of an employee on long-term sick leave.
Mrs Harris, an employee of Monmouthshire...more
Mr Edwards was employed by BT Managed Services Ltd (BT) in its domestic network outsource (DNO) division. He went on long-term sick leave in 2008 and did not return to work. He initially received permanent health insurance...more
In Olsen v Gearbulk Services Ltd UKEAT/0345/14/RN, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether an internationally mobile employee could bring a claim for unfair dismissal under UK law on the basis that he spent...more
In the case of Anderson v Chesterfield High School [2015] UKEAT/0206/14/MC, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered the fairness of the dismissal of a Mayor from his salaried role at a school because of his...more
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has handed down its judgment in the longstanding litigation case of USDAW and another v WW Realisation 1 Ltd (C-80/14) concerning the meaning of “establishment” for the purposes of...more
In Williams v Leeds United Football Club [2015] EWHC 376 (QB), the High Court considered whether sending pornographic images from a work e-mail amounted to gross misconduct which would justify termination without notice, even...more
Mr Rodgers worked as a broker for Sunrise Brokers LLP (Sunrise). He was subject to a 12-month notice period and enforceable post-termination non-compete restrictions. In March 2014, he accepted an offer of employment from a...more
Mr Conroy, a referee, brought a claim for unfair dismissal against the Scottish Football Association (SFA). The Employment Tribunal agreed with the SFA's argument that Mr Conroy was self-employed (as opposed to an employee),...more
In Chindove v William Morrisons Supermarket Plc UKEAT/0201/13/BA, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether an employee had lost the right to claim constructive dismissal because he had delayed in resigning....more
In Allen & ors v Morrisons Facilities Services Limited [2013] UKEAT 0298, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether employees transferring under TUPE could bring a claim against their new employer, where the new...more
In Cockram v Air Products Limited UKEAT/0038/14, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that an employee had lost the right to claim constructive dismissal because he had given his employer a much longer notice period than...more