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Company That Labelled Employees as Self-Employed Receives Comeuppance
Many businesses that persist in labelling their employed staff as self-employed have met their comeuppance during the COVID-19…
Dismissal of a Disabled Employee is Tough to Justify
It is possible objectively to justify an employee’s dismissal for reasons related to his or her disability. However,…
Employee Prey to Paranoid Delusions ‘Not Disabled’, Court of Appeal Rules
The statutory definition of ‘disability’ came under close Court of Appeal analysis in an employment case concerning a…
Human Trafficking Victims’ Claims Defeated by Insurance Policy Avoidance
Insurers have always been entitled to avoid policies where they have been obtained by misrepresentation or by the…
Workplace Disciplinary Proceedings – Empathy and Understanding Required
The critical issue in many employment cases is whether an employee’s dismissal lies within the range of reasonable…
Facing a Bank’s Formal Demand for Payment? You Are Not Powerless
When faced with a bank’s formal demand for payment, individual debtors can feel that there is little they…
Employer’s Hardline Anti-Corruption Policy Passes Legal Test
Many businesses, particularly those that deal with governmental authorities, sensibly have anti-corruption policies in place. One such policy…
Bankrupts are Entitled to Expect that Their Assets Will Be Sold for Fair Value
In return for a discharge from debt and the promise of a fresh start, bankrupts must accept that…
Disability Discrimination by Association – Guideline EAT Decision
It may sound surprising, but you need not necessarily be disabled in order to suffer disability discrimination. As…
Workplace Drugs Policies – ET Fell into Substitution Trap
When considering whether a dismissal is unfair, Employment Tribunals (ETs) must resist the temptation to substitute their own…
Employer Pays for Bypassing Trade Union – Supreme Court Ruling
Employers cannot with impunity make direct offers to trade union members with the aim of pre-empting the collective…
Dismissal of ‘Anti-Zionist’ Council Employee Ruled Unfair
Employers may come under external pressure to take disciplinary action against an employee, but that is all the…
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