Dismissal for leaving work and refusing to return during the pandemic was not an automatically unfair dismissal
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The pandemic has brought a number of employment issues to the fore, including whistleblowing and health and safety dismissals, both of which can give rise to an automatic unfair dismissal claim for which there is no minimum service requirement.
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A statutory code on the practice of ‘fire and rehire’ will clamp down on controversial tactics used by employers who fail to engage in meaningful consultations with employees.
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) recently considered the case of Warburton v Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police and outlined the proper test to determine whether a person has been victimised at work.
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Clarke Willmott represents Claimant in successful landmark decision on the illegality defence
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Alexander is pursuing a claim in negligence and for breach of his European Convention rights against the police and three bodies involved in the provision of healthcare services whilst he was at Barnstaple Police Station.
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Self-taught artist to auction Maro Itoje painting at flagship rugby event
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A portrait of England rugby star Maro Itoje is set to be auctioned at a flagship players’ event later this month – created by a self-taught Bristol artist who took up painting during lockdown.
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