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October 21, 2014
Employment Tribunal jurisdiction and procedure 1. R (on the application of Unison) v Lord Chancellor – High Ct – 21 Oct 2. McCann v Extern Organisation Ltd – NICA – pending 3. R (on the application of Puthenveetil) v The Le...
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September 21, 2014
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September 20, 2014
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September 20, 2014
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September 19, 2014
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September 22, 2013
Action for Breach of Contract (1) INITIAL SERVICES V PUTTERILL [1968] 1 QB 396 – Exception to the principle of non-disclosure of confidential information where there is 'any misconduct of such a nature that it ought in the public inter...
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September 21, 2013
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (“CRPD” or “Convention”) was unprecedented in being negotiated in only two years. In addition, it was negotiated with the involvement of disabled people themselves (recall...
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September 21, 2013
The aim is to discuss how concepts such as the duty of fidelity, trust and confidence and fiduciary duties are being used to shape the employment relationships of employees from security guards and academics through to bankers....
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September 21, 2013
The aims of the paper have been to consider the impact of undocumented status on the employment relationship, in the context of restrictive migration rules and public policy hostile to migration. This is done through: • A brief overvie...
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May 18, 2013
Unnecessary Red Tape or an Essential Safeguard? Ambiguity about “establishment” creates uncertainty, notwithstanding new ACAS guidance The trigger point for consultation Too early – employers face criticism for creating unce...
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May 18, 2013
Public services have seen, and will continue to see cuts to services and large scale redundancies. A significant worsening of the law governing collective redundancy consultation came into force on April 6 2013, most notably halving the con...
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May 18, 2013
Examining the Interplay between the Common Law and Statute in the light of recent Case Law •Geys v SociétéGénérale[2012] UKSC 63 •Bateman v Asda Stores Ltd [2010] IRLR 370 (EAT) Malone v British Airways [2010] IRLR 431 (HC)...
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May 18, 2013
Challenges and Opportunities • Approx 1 in 3 UK employees say they are actively engaged at work – UK 9th out of 12 largest economies (Kenexa, 2009). • Equivalent to 20 million workers who are not delivering their full capability...
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February 6, 2013
Exploring the current state of play of the ways in which the employee and the self-employed are differentiated, in a context of Changes in the labour markets and ways that people are working, and drawing on research including my current ...
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January 16, 2013
Direct Discrimination Less favourable treatment ‘because of religion or belief’ Genuine occupational requirement exception ‘religious ethos organisation’ exception for genuine occupational requirements Indirect Discrimin...
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