Downs Law Articles - Downs Solicitors LLP

March 2012

Redundancy - EAT Decision Favours Employers

In Samsung Electronics (UK) Limited –v- Monte-D’Cruz, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered, amongst other things, whether following a restructure of employment roles an employer was compelled to offer a vacant post to an otherwise redundant employee despite him performing poorly at interview for the post.

March 2012

Employees protected by TUPE in administration cases

Key2Law (Surrey) Ltd v De'Antiquis [2011] EWCA Civ 1567

March 2012

TUPE 2006 – BIS call for evidence

The BIS has issued a call for evidence seeking views on the effectiveness of TUPE 2006.

February 2012

Good news for employers - new rules regarding unfair dismissal

The Government has issued draft legislation on it’s proposal to increase the qualifying period to claim unfair dismissal from one year to two. The Order is succinctly known as The Unfair Dismissal and Statement of Reasons for Dismissal (Variation of Qualifying Period) Order 2012, and can be viewed here http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2012/9780111519974

December 2011

Long Term Sickness

To help combat the level of sickness by employees, approximately 140 million days per year, the Government called for a major review of the sickness absence system in February 2011.

October 2011

The Agency Workers Regulations 2010

The Regulations are intended to give effect to the Temporary Agency Workers Directive (the Directive) and they came into effect on 1 October 2011. The aim of the Directive is to provide basic working and employment conditions for assigned workers that are no less favourable than if they had been recruited directly by the hirer.

October 2011

"Protected Conversations"

The Government has announced proposals that will cause the biggest shake-up of employment law for decades.

Category: Employment

Redundancy - EAT Decision Favours Employers

Employees protected by TUPE in administration cases

TUPE 2006 – BIS call for evidence

Good news for employers - new rules regarding unfair dismissal

Long Term Sickness

The Agency Workers Regulations 2010

"Protected Conversations"

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Dorking Office

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