Monthly Archives: May 2008

Tweet

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Usefully Employed

Twitter is the social networking phenomenon de jour. I’m on there, see: http://twitter.com/u_employed Now I’ve joined and mentioned it to people, I see with a groan that it puts up stats as to how many ‘followers’ I have. Cue months … Continue reading →

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Race Discrimination – Burden of Proof

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Usefully Employed

An odd situation arises from the finding in Oyarce v Cheshire County Council [2008] EWCA Civ 434. In most discrimination cases, all the Claimant need do to prove facts that would, in the absence of an adequate explanation, support his … Continue reading →

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Strike out

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Usefully Employed

Croke v Leeds City Council [2008] UKEAT 0512_07_2905 is a good example of a Tribunal’s decision to strike out (without hearing evidence) a discrimination case which had no reasonable prospect of success being upheld. A strike out is a draconian … Continue reading →

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Suit You

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Usefully Employed

An interesting study bears out what I’ve noticed myself – the suit is in decline in the British workplace. This study, by the Aziz Corporation, surveyed employers for their attitudes towards office dress. Less than one in four offices now … Continue reading →

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Compromise Agreements – subsequent discovery of misconduct

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Usefully Employed

I remember Collidge -v- Freeport plc [2008] EWCA Civ 485 when it was at first instance, dealing as it does with the very common clause found in compromise agreements that: “Subject to and conditional upon the terms set out below, [Freeport] … Continue reading →

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Acas consults on draft Code of Practice on discipline and grievance

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Usefully Employed

The Code is intended to come into force in April 2009 at the same time as the abolition of the hated statutory Dispute Resolution procedures, and is currently open for consultation. Acas have taken the tack of having two documents – … Continue reading →

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TUPE isn’t rocket science

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Usefully Employed

…it’s not exactly straightforward either, but any competent adviser can identify warning signs that mean the issue should be looked at. Say, for example, Mr Bloggs is tired of running Bloggs pharmacy, so he closes it and reaches a financial agreement with … Continue reading →

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Delusional

Posted on May 10, 2008 by Usefully Employed

Everyone’s been laughing it up at this case where a man dismissed from his job as a kitchen porter at a hotel brought an unfair dismissal claim, stating that his dismissal had been orchestrated by Jehovah’s Witnesses. According to the … Continue reading →

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Blacklist

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Usefully Employed

The National Staff Dismissal Register will be a searchable database of employees who have been dismissed for ‘dishonesty’ or have resigned while dismissal proceedings are ongoing - see the article on Personnel Today. I’m amazed this hasn’t generated more headlines. It’s … Continue reading →

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