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October 7th, 2011
Osborne announces Employment Law Reforms
Chancellor George Osborne has announced plans to reduce the number of employment tribunal claims and boost the economy, with two major changes proposed today. His first proposal concerns changes to unfair dismissal rules, which he feels could save nearly £6 million a year for British business. The qualifying period for unfair dismissal will be increased [...]
August 16th, 2011
Comments made on Facebook lead to ‘fair’ dismissal
One lesson for employees in this case is never to vent work-related frustrations on social media. The Liverpool Employment Tribunal has found the dismissal of a pub manager for inappropriate comments made on Facebook to be fair. The Tribunal accepted that the dismissal of Miss Preece for gross misconduct had been fair in the circumstances, even though her [...]
August 15th, 2011
‘Some other substantial reason’ – the scope just got wider
The scope of the “catch all” fair reason for dismissal, ‘some other substantial reason’, has been widened by the EAT. The background In Ezsias v North Glamorgan NHS Trust the claimant, Andrew Ezsias, was a surgeon employed by the North Glamorgan NHS Trust. Whilst employed there, he expressed concerns about his colleagues and the clinical [...]
June 10th, 2011
A flat over the shop? Landlords beware the 1977 legacy!
Landlords with non-paying tenants are often keen to use the right to forfeit when the rent is unpaid for more than 21 days. It’s a basic self-help remedy which has ancient origins. This is still included in most leases, residential or commercial, but it is largely meaningless for a residential letting. Every day, however, defaulting [...]