July Legal Update

The Employment Appeals Tribunal has held that an employee was automatically unfairly dismissed for making protected disclosures even though the individual who dismissed the employee did not know about the protected disclosure.

The Employment Rights Act 1996 states that a worker must not be subjected to any detriment by their employer because they have made a protected disclosure. If the main reason for the dismissal of an employee is because they have made a protected disclosure, the dismissal will be automatically unfair.

The Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of an Employment Tribunal in respect of an unfair dismissal claim involving a head teacher who did not disclose her relationship with a sex offender...

The Supreme Court has held that two Nigerian employees did not suffer direct or indirect race discrimination when their employers treated them poorly due to their status as vulnerable domestic migrant workers...

Our new date for the forthcoming subscriber session is Wednesday 14th September 2016, at our Wakefield office. The course focuses on unfair dismissal and disciplinary and grievance procedures. The course will begin at 9:00am and will finish at approximately 1:00pm with complimentary lunch served afterwards.

The course is available for free to those companies who subscribe to our comprehensive ESP employment law package. Non-subscribers to the Scheme may attend at a cost of £195.00 plus VAT per delegate. If you wish to attend, please contact Sarah Wood by emailing SarahWood@chadlaw.co.uk.

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