by Anna Denton | May 27, 2014 | Articles, Disability, Discrimination, News
Have you ever had an employee argue that your ordinary sickness absence management policy shouldn’t apply to them because of their disability? For example, it might be arguing that your trigger points for action shouldn’t kick in or that they...
by Anna Denton | May 19, 2014 | News
As you know, under the Working Time Regulations 1998 all workers are entitled to paid holiday, currently 5.6 weeks per annum for a full-timer. In 2004 the Court of Appeal ruled that those minority of employees who have guaranteed overtime were entitled to have their...
by Anna Denton | May 2, 2014 | News
Imagine the scenario: you have commenced redundancy consultation with an employee or just had a difficult conversation with them about their performance not being up to scratch and offered them a package to leave to avoid the pain of going through a lengthy capability...
by Anna Denton | Apr 23, 2014 | Compensation, News, redundancies
A while ago I wrote about Peacocks stores becoming liable to pay enhanced redundancy payments and the risks of employees becoming entitled to payments as a matter of custom and practice: http://www.refreshinglawltd.co.uk/?p=282. In Shumba v Park Cakes Limited 2013 the...
by Anna Denton | Apr 15, 2014 | News
“many thanks for visiting me at home and understanding the situation at work” “I was very grateful for your advice and for listening so patiently”.
by Anna Denton | Apr 1, 2014 | Comment, News
There is a lot of talk at the moment about ‘seismic shifts’ in employment law. First there was the introduction of tribunal fees last summer heralding a drastic reduction in claims, for ordinary claims (as opposed to multiple claims) reducing them by over...