employment (uk)

Dealing with dismissal and compensated no fault dismissal for micro businesses

Ruth Bonino
March 22, 2012 14:34

The Government has recently issued a new “Call for Evidence”, Dealing with dismissal and “Compensated no fault dismissal” for micro businesses. The main aim of the paper is to gather evidence from businesses to establish what can be done to encourage small employers to...

Dealing with dismissal and compensated no fault dismissal for micro businesses

Ruth Bonino
March 22, 2012 14:34

The Government has recently issued a new “Call for Evidence”, Dealing with dismissal and “Compensated no fault dismissal” for micro businesses.  The main aim of the paper is to gather evidence from businesses to establish what can be done to encourage small employers to...

Disciplinary action and suspension for misconduct: guidance from UK Court of Appeal

March 19, 2012 13:12

The Court of Appeal decision in Crawford and another v Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust [2012] EWCA Civ 138 provides guidance as to the procedural standards required in misconduct cases in which dismissal is likely to impact on the employee's ability to pursue his/her chosen career. The...

Disciplinary action and suspension for misconduct: guidance from UK Court of Appeal

March 19, 2012 13:12

The Court of Appeal decision in Crawford and another v Suffolk Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust [2012] EWCA Civ 138 provides guidance as to the procedural standards required in misconduct cases in which dismissal is likely to impact on the employee's ability to pursue his/her chosen career. The...

UK Court of Appeal refuses to uphold a barring order against a former employee

Ruth Bonino
March 14, 2012 12:39

This post was written by Ruth D. Bonino and Fiona McFarlane. In Caterpillar Logistics Services (UK) Ltd v Huesca de Crean, an employee who had no restrictive covenant in her contract of employment prohibiting her working for a third party, could not be prevented from taking up employment with a...