Procedure-free dismissal found fair! Loss of “trust and confidence” is often pleaded as a basis for a fair dismissal, but rarely successfully. Employment Tribunals are astute to employers using it as a short cut to address performance or conduct issues without going...
Back to work or at risk? With the furlough scheme winding down has there been an increase in the number of people “at risk” and being made redundant? Redundancy advice to ACAS has tripled since the Furlough scheme changed in August when employers are now having to...
Redundancies: Let’s Start at the Beginning An unfortunate corollary of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the influx of DLP clients (new and existing) who have contacted us to discuss potential redundancy situations. SO, WHAT IS A REDUNDANCY AND WHAT IS THE PROCESS...
But Not All Tribunal Cases Are Won… JESS VARNISH LOSES HER APPEAL AGAINST BRITISH CYCLING FOR NOT BEING CLASSED AS AN EMPLOYEE SUMMARY OF CASE The former Great Britain track cyclist Jess Varnish lost her employment tribunal appeal against British Cycling, which...
Equal Pay Dispute Goes to Supreme Court SUMMARY OF CASE Asda supermarket workers’ long-running legal battle to receive pay equal to their colleagues who work in the company’s warehouses is being considered in a virtual hearing that got under way at the supreme court....
Competitive Interview Process During Redundancy SUMMARY OF CASE In Gwynedd Council v Barratt, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered the fairness of using a competitive interview process in a redundancy exercise. The claimants were teachers that were made...
