HR Articles

The Court of Appeal ruled in Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust v Haywood that in the absence of an express term in the contract of employment, notice was only effective when Ms Haywood actually read the letter of dismissal.

Theresa May’s letter formally invoking Article 50 was sent to Brussels, firing the starting gun on the two-year departure process from the EU.

April heralds the start of spring and often marks the start date for recently introduced legislation.

In general, claimants are only allowed to bring Employment Tribunal claims after submitting an ACAS EC notification form and receiving an EC certificate.

Our business immigration team can report that key changes to Tier 2 have come into effect today.

A discriminatory disciplinary process led to an employee who worked at a Subway sandwich store being awarded £15,484 by an Employment Tribunal.

A recent Tribunal decision has held that time spent in ACAS Early Conciliation (“EC”) before a limitation period starts cannot extend the time limit for bringing a claim.

Regulation 11 of TUPE states that prior to a transfer, the transferor must provide information including particulars of employment to the transferee.

The number of employees who describe themselves as “usually” working from home has increased by almost 20% over the last decade according to research carried out by the TUC in 2016.

The case of O’Brien v Bolton St Catherine’s Academy concerned a teacher who, after 14 months of absence following an assault by a pupil, was dismissed.