Employment Law Update September 2011

Employment Law September 2011

In this issue:

•	Agency Worker Regulations - minor amendments
•	Summary dismissal trumps notice period
•	Employer liable for racial harassment by third party child
•	Employment Law Q & A - Notice to terminate employment

Agency Worker Regulations - minor amendments

A new statutory instrument, the Agency Workers (Amendment) Regulations 2011 have been made by the government to correct some drafting errors in the original Regulations. The Regulations, which come into force on 1...

Summary dismissal trumps notice period

In M-Choice UK Ltd v Alders the Employment Appeals Tribunal (“EAT”) has held that where an employer gave notice of dismissal, then summarily dismissed during the notice period when the employee brought a claim of unfair...

Employer liable for racial harassment by third party child

In Sheffield City Council v Norouzi the Employment Appeals Tribunal (“EAT”) has ruled that a council was liable for acts of racial harassment carried out against one of its employees by a child in a care home. ...

Employment Law Q & A - Notice to terminate employment

In light of a number of recent cases which have thrown up some of the traps employers have fallen into when dealing with notice to terminate the employment relationship, this month’s Q&A summarises the legal obligations relating to...