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Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings.  less -
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Whistleblowing Job Applicants, Discrimination Outside Employment, and Liability for HR Consultants, Plus a News Roundup - UK HR...

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Our employment law update for May covers a new EAT case on whether job applicants can bring whistleblowing claims, whether a blatant racial insult falls outside the scope of the Equality Act 2010 because it was not made “in...more

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Monthly Highlights – UK Employment Law – December 2024

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In the final instalment of 2024, our team summarises the latest UK case law and developments in employment law – and their implications for employers. 1. Failure to follow the Fire and Rehire Code of Practice may lead to a...more

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The UK Supreme Court puts limits on the use of fire and rehire

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The UK Supreme Court has restored an injunction preventing Tesco from using the “fire and rehire” route to remove employees’ contractual entitlements to enhanced pay. Its judgment is fact-specific and does not prevent ...more

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Pending reorganisation relevant to whether capability dismissal justified

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In Cairns v The Royal Mail Group Ltd, the UK EAT held that the possibility of delaying a disabled employee’s dismissal pending a reorganisation was relevant to whether his dismissal was justified. Although the employee was...more

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Monthly Highlights – UK Employment Law – July 2024

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Here is a look at recent developments in UK employment law: The Labour Party has proposed key changes to UK employment laws. The Employment Appeal Tribunal considered whether an employer was justified in printing documents...more

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UK HR Two-Minute Monthly: May 2024

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Our May update includes a case on whistleblowing where the claimant’s belief in the disclosures was questioned along with whether decision makers who knew little or nothing about the disclosures could be blamed for those who...more

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Monthly Highlights – UK Employment Law – February 2024

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In this month’s instalment, our team discuss the government’s response to the consultation on the draft statutory Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement and the Employment Tribunal’s findings that an employer was...more

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Monthly Highlights – UK Employment Law – September 2023

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This month we explore a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case relating to the termination of employment by mutual agreement despite the employee receiving a dismissal letter. We also explore a recent Employment Tribunal case...more

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UK HR Two-Minute Monthly: March 2023

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Our March update includes new cases on whether a “without prejudice” letter attaching a settlement agreement and referring to a termination by mutual agreement can be an effective dismissal letter, the role of written...more

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Monthly Highlights - UK Employment Law - December 2022

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In December’s UK Employment Law update, our team take a deeper look at the Employment Appeal Tribunal's (the “EAT”) determination in the Garrod v Riverstone Management discrimination case and explore the scope of “without...more

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UK EAT finds impact on other staff meant proposed adjustment for disabled employee not reasonable

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In Hilaire v Luton Borough Council, the UK EAT found that it was not a reasonable adjustment simply to slot a disabled employee into a new organisational structure as part of a redundancy exercise. Although this would have...more

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UK Employment Appeals Tribunal Upholds Dismissal of Employee who Refused to Work for COVID-related Safety Reasons

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In Rodgers v. Leeds Laser Cutting Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) upheld a decision that dismissal of an employee who refused to work due to COVID-19 safety concerns was not unfair....more

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Try it out - ill health dismissal discrimination when alternative role not properly trialled

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Dismissing an employee for long term sickness absence could be discrimination arising from a disability if an employer cannot show that the dismissal is objectively justified. The recent UK EAT decision in Department for Work...more

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UK HR Two Minute Monthly: specific disclosure, voluntary redundancy/unfair dismissal, religious belief harassment and changes to...

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Our May update considers key employment law developments from April 2022. It includes an interesting case on specific disclosure requests, details about the future “road map” for employment tribunal proceedings, the new code...more

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Employment Law Update: Employer Restrained from ‘Firing and Rehiring’, Dismissal for Raising Frivolous Grievances, and Employment...

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Tesco Restrained From ‘Firing and Rehiring’ Employees In USDAW and ors v Tesco Stores Ltd [2022] EWHC 201 (QB), the High Court (HC) granted an injunction to restrain U.K. supermarket giant, Tesco, from ‘firing and rehiring’...more

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UK HR Two Minute Monthly - November 2021

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Our November update considers key employment law developments from October 2021. It includes recent cases on age discrimination, anonymity in the employment tribunal and automatic unfair dismissal on health and safety grounds...more

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After the event - medical evidence obtained after an ill-health dismissal not relevant to fairness

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Managing an employee who has persistent short or medium term ill-health absence is difficult for an employer. Dismissing an employee whose attendance is unlikely to improve may be fair, but this will often depend on medical...more

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Employment News: privilege, health and safety, webinar

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Narrow escape - limited waiver of privilege decision upheld In Watson v Hilary Meredith Solicitors Ltd the EAT reaffirmed the correct approach to waiver of privilege. A tribunal was entitled to find that a respondent had...more

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U.K. Employment Law Update: Increased Clarity on Disability Discrimination, TUPE Contractual Variations and Unfair Dismissals

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Disability Discrimination: Was the Discrimination ‘Because Of’ Disability or ‘But For’ Disability? In Robinson v Department for Work and Pensions [2020] EWCA Civ 859, the Court of Appeal provided helpful guidance on the...more

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Employment News: disability, jurisdiction, covenants

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Timing is everything – acts pre-dating disability not discrimination - The EAT decision in Tesco Stores Ltd v Tennant confirmed that an employee could not bring a discrimination complaint in relation to acts that pre-dated...more

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Littler Global Guide - United Kingdom - Q4 2019

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Leaked Legal Advice Protected Under Privilege, Court of Appeal Holds - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - On October 22, 2019, the UK Court of Appeal held that a leaked email, in which in-house...more

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Employment News: unfair dismissal, equal pay, what's new

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Gathering clouds – flawed investigation made dismissal unfair - In Sunshine Hotel Ltd t/a Palm Court Hotel v Goddard the EAT agreed that failing to hold an investigatory meeting does not necessarily make a dismissal...more

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Employment News: wrongful dismissal, equal pay, workers

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Red faces – no gross misconduct when employee revealed executive's pay - The EAT had to consider whether an employee had acted in breach of contract or committed gross misconduct when he revealed details of an executive's...more

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Employment News: whistleblowing; unions; holidays

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It's not what you know – dismissal for whistleblowing despite dismissing manager's belief - In Royal Mail Group Ltd v Jhuti the Supreme Court has reinstated a decision that an employee was dismissed because she had blown...more

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Don’t Keep Your Employees in Suspense

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UK employers should proceed with caution when suspending employees, and always consider carefully whether taking such action is appropriate in the circumstances, as highlighted by the recent case in the Employment Appeal...more

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