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Blacks Solicitors LLP on employment law changes
Published 10 August 2012
1) The increase in the ‘qualifying period’ for unfair dismissalAs of April 2012 employees now need to have two years’ continuous employment in order to sue a company for unfair dismissal if their emp…
CHANGE PLEASE
Published 04 August 2012
A recent employment tribunal case has highlighted how difficult it can be for employers to change an employee’s contract of employment and has also shown how employers need to check that their standa…
Managing employee performance before problems arise
Published 26 July 2012
Neena Patel is an associate at Fox, the London based solicitors. She shares her expertise in managing employee performance.The abolition of the default retirement age in April 2011 and the recent dec…
Employees who fall sick whilst on holiday can retake time off
Published 02 July 2012
In its latest ruling, the European Court of Justice has confirmed that workers who fall sick during their annual leave will now be able to claw back the days they were ill. In Asociación Nacional de…
On your marks, get set, go!
Published 18 June 2012
Seb Walker, a solicitor at Integra Legal Limited in Nottingham, highlights some of the HR hurdles that businesses may face during the Olympics and the solutions to deal with them to ensure that they…
Mandatory Retirement Ages – Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes [2012] UKSC 16
Published 22 May 2012
At the end of April 2012 the Supreme Court handed down its judgments in two conjoined appeals, Seldon v Clarkson Wright and Jakes [2012] UKSC 16and Homer v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police [2…
Jumping the hurdle of the casual worker
Published 11 May 2012
Employment solicitor Nickie Harding on what you need to be aware of if you are looking to hire casual workers this summerWith the start of the Olympic Games becoming ever-closer, many businesses are…
Do you need to involve yourself in your employees' social network sites
Published 27 April 2012
The Industrial Tribunal in Northern Ireland recently considered whether an employer acted fairly in dismissing an employee who posted vulgar sexual comments about a female colleague on their Facebook…
Qualifying period for unfair dismissal protection is increased
Published 14 April 2012
The biggest change to employment rights for 2012 is undoubtedly the increase of the qualifying period for an employee to bring an unfair dismissal claim from one year to two years of service.The gove…
Employed or Self employed
Published 26 March 2012
Self-employment or not and the Supreme Court decision of Autoclenz v Belcher [2011] UKSC 41 [2011] IRLR 820The Supreme Court in Autoclenz Ltd had the opportunity to review what had been the competing…
Upcoming changes in Employment Law by Seb Walker, a solicitor at Premier Legal LLP
Published 08 March 2012
Seb Walker, a solicitor at Premier Legal LLP – a firm of specialist employment lawyers in the city centre of Nottingham - highlights some of the key changes to employment law from next month onwards…
