Summary
An HR associate director was made redundant without consultation, following a restructuring exercise to protect the company from insolvency, during which a new role of HR director was…
Various issues can arise when terminating employment and a number of claims can be brought by an employee who has been dismissed.
Key points
In addition to termination by the employer, there…
Employees are entitled by law to terminate their employment at any time, so long as they give notice in accordance with statute and with any terms regarding notice contained within their contracts of…
The Employment Rights Act 1996 defines a redundancy situation to be when the employer ceases to carry on the business in which the employee was employed; the employer ceases to carry on that business…
Generally speaking, there is no legal obligation on an employer to provide a reference. However it is relatively unusual for employers to refuse and an employer may be obliged to provide one if it…
The concept of retirement has changed radically over the years, and significant restrictions have been placed on employers’ ability to retire employees since the default retirement age (set at age 65…
Summary
An employer decided to substitute a final formal disciplinary warning, plus a downgrading of role, and a transfer, for the sanction of dismissal. The employee informed the employer that he…
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An employee brought a claim for unfair dismissal after he was accused of stealing. His employer carried out a detailed investigation after which he was dismissed summarily for gross…
