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Posted on July 09, 2010

Redundancy and Bumping

Posted in: employment

An example of ‘bumping’ is when Jo Blogg’s position is redundant, but you ‘bump’ out John Smith from another job, make him redundant instead and slot Jo Bloggs into the position formerly occupied by John Smith.   Another example is … Continue reading

Posted on July 09, 2010

Reasonable Disciplinary Investigation

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When considering whether to dismissal for misconduct, a question that often comes up is how much investigation should the employer carry out first? It’s commonly known that under the ‘Burchell’ test:   the employer must establish that he believed the employee … Continue reading

Posted on July 09, 2010

Recouping overpayments of salary

Posted in: employment

July 2010: Nowadays, most employees get paid directly into their bank account, and don’t notice very often what goes in, and assume that the employer can correctly calculate what they should receive per month. Employers however often get it wrong, … Continue reading

Posted on July 09, 2010

Right to be Accompanied at Grievance Hearing

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July 2010: Employees have the statutory right to be accompanied at disciplinary and grievance hearings by a colleague or a trade union representative. The statutory right does not extend to legal representatives or family members. If the employee makes a request … Continue reading

Posted on July 09, 2010

Equality Act 2010

Posted in: discrimination

July 2010: The Equality Act comes into effect on the 1st October 2010, with some provisions being delayed till 2011. I will not attempt to summarise all of the provisions of the Act. However Some of the main points to be … Continue reading

Posted on July 09, 2010

Pregnancy, Health and Safety

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July 2010: Under the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999, every employer has to assess workplace risks for all their employees, and take practical action to control those risks. In addition, employers must take particular account of … Continue reading

Posted on July 01, 2010

Can I Sue for Stress at Work?

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July 2010: Everybody encounters a degree of stress at work, and arguably stress in moderation can be a positive thing. Few people would therefore ever want to bring a claim in relation to occupational stress, though such claims do arise. … Continue reading

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