employmentdispute

08

Mar

2023

Employment Dispute Settlement Precludes Subsequent Victimisation Claim

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Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

The vast majority of employment cases end in some form of compromise without the need for a public hearing. However, as a Court of Appeal ruling made plain, great professional care is required in drafting settlement agreements in order to ensure...

07

Sep

2022

COVID-19, Furlough and a Failure to Make Reasonable Adjustments

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Written by Emma-Louise Hewitt

Many thousands of carers continued to toil under conditions of enormous pressure throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. However, an Employment Tribunal (ET) has found that a care home provider breached its duty in failing to place an extremely clinically...

03

Nov

2021

A Lack of Legal Expertise Can Be Fatal to an Employment Tribunal Claim

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Written by Sydney Mitchell

It is only too easy for Employment Tribunal (ET) claims to founder at an early stage due to a lack of legal expertise. That very nearly happened in the case of a worker who got his employer's name wrong when lodging an unfair dismissal complaint (...

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