When is the effective date of termination when an employee unequivocally resigns on one date, with immediate effect, and her employer subsequently informs her that her resignation is to be taken as commencing on a later date?
Proposals to examine the current dismissal process were announced by the Government last week. Ministers are to seek the views of employers and employees on whether current dismissal procedures are too onerous…
If, after a re-organisation, a redundant employee is invited to apply for a newly created role, can the employer appoint “the best person for the job”, even if that involves a degree of subjectivity?
The Court of Appeal has sounded a warning note to employers who suspend employees pending investigation into conduct matters as a matter of course…
The Employment Appeals Tribunal has held that an employer was justified in selecting for voluntary redundancy on the basis of whom it would cost least to dismiss, despite the fact that this gave rise to indirect age discrimination against employees aged 50-54…
Paul Burton
Employment Solicitor
