From Tuesday 1 October 2013, the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates increase in accordance with the recommendations set out by the independent Low Pay Commission earlier this year. From 1 October 2013: the adult rate increases by 12p to £6.31…
In a warning to employers that a refusal to allow an employee to be accompanied by a friend or adviser during disciplinary hearings can be viewed as unreasonable, a dental practice manager has triumphed in her constructive unfair dismissal claim…
Where activities are outsourced, or where there is a change in contractor providing the activities, or where outsourced activities are brought back in-house, then the employment of anyone within an organised grouping of employees carrying out those activities transfers automatically…
Since the House of Lords' decision in Aston Cantlow v Wallbank and another [2003] UKHL 37 chancel repair liability has earned notoriety amongst conveyancing practitioners. In that case, a land owner was faced with a claim from his local parochial…
In a warning to the business community that it can sometimes be hazardous to mix business with pleasure, a judge has emphasised that ‘chatty’ emails, partly devoted to discussion of the provenance and vintage of fine wine, did not conclude…
A recent attempt by the wife of a British expatriate, who had lived for many years in Spain, to persuade the English court to accept jurisdiction over their divorce was frustrated by the Court of Appeal, which decided that the…
The Court of Appeal has ordered a defendant to disclose e-mails to the claimant company on the basis of their former relationship as agent and principal. The court confirmed that the principal was entitled to require production by the agent…
In a ruling which makes clear that wise employers do not treat disciplinary hearings as mere formalities, a pastry chef who was dismissed after he used non-kosher jam to decorate a cake whilst working at a Jewish bakery has won…
In a ruling of significance to public authority employers, a Scottish council has been ordered to disclose information about its staffing levels and pay scales after failing to convince the Supreme Court that publicly revealing such details would violate employees’…
Trust and confidence are central to any employment relationship, as a case involving a nurse who claimed to have been subjected to a course of bullying and harassment in the workplace showed when she triumphed in an unfair constructive dismissal…
