09/06/2011 - Employment Tribunal Statistics

2009 Employment Tribunal Statistics In 2009-10 there were 236,100 claims to employment tribunals in the UK. An increase of 56% on 2008-09 and 25% up on 2007-08. The increase is partly down to a ris

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15/11/2010 - Dismissal for Conduct - not Gross Misconduct

The EAThas handed down judgment in Weston Recovery Services v Fisher, which considered the circumstances where dismissal for conduct not amounting to gross misconduct could be fair. The employment tr

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15/11/2010 - Equality Act & Compromise Agreements - Problem?

The Equality Act attempts to harmonise and simplify discrimination law and remove inconsistencies. However, there are concerns about the ambiguity of Section 147 and the implications for Compromise Ag

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15/11/2010 - Transfering the Business (TUPE)

The European Court has given a decision in Albron Catering which says that the Acquired Rights Directive applies when the ownership of an undertaking is transferred by a group company, even where

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