Onwards & Upwards

• Friday, 2nd February 2007
• It's February and that means the calculations for the unfair dismissal award are to rise once more.
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Comparators in Discrimination

• Tuesday, 16th January 2007
• A forceful reminder from the EAT to show a 'comparator' in cases of discrimination rather than leap to conclusions. In this case a male manger had burst into the female toilets and berated a female employee for skiving.
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Holidays in the Sun

• Friday, 12th January 2007
• Statutory minimum holidays are rising from 20 days including the 8 bank holidays to 20 days plus the eight bank holidays.
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Employee Status

• Tuesday, 2nd January 2007
• At what stage is an agency worker who has worked for an organisation for a period of time likely to be an employee of that organisation and subject to their control.
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Pensions White Paper

• Tuesday, 12th December 2006
• John Hutton today launched a White Paper that will compel employees who are not already in an occupational pension scheme to enrol in a ‘personal account’ unless they opt out.
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The Extra Mile

• Monday, 4th December 2006
• The EAT has reaffirmed what has long been thought to be best practice when considering the dismissal of an employee for ill-health when the employer has caused that ill-health.
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Bully For You...

• Friday, 17th November 2006
• The borderline between firm management and harassment.
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Carers and Flexible Working

• Friday, 10th November 2006
• The DTI have defined who will qualify in April 2007 as a ‘carer’ so to obtain the right to request flexible working patterns under the Work and Families Act 2006.
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What is a ‘Procedure’ the great ‘Polkey’ debate

• Monday, 30th October 2006
• It is well established that if a dismissal is held to be unfair because the employer failed to follow a procedure, the compensatory award to the employee can be reduced.
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Let's not go OTT ...

• Friday, 20th October 2006
• The test of harassment is founded on the subjective perception of the victim.
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