Police officers can bring claims in employment tribunal following dismissal by a misconduct panel
02/11/17
The supreme court has ruled that, under EU law, police officers have the right to bring claims in the Employment Tribunal (ET)
Employment tribunal fees refund scheme begins
23/10/17
The government announced the first details of the employment tribunal fees refund scheme
Facility time publication requirement – are you up to speed?
17/10/17
The Regulations require nearly all public sector employers to publish information on how much time is spent by their trade union officials on paid “trade union facility time” over the course of the relevant 12-month period.
Effective succession planning strategies to combat staffing shortages in GP practices
13/09/17
GP practices - like many other businesses and healthcare providers
Court of Appeal decides that employers must consult unions over changes to the working rights of employees undertaking police work
17/08/17
Two park police officers were unable to pursue their claims of unfair dismissal against their employer, read the insight into this case.
Department of Health issues guidance on “retire and return”
10/08/17
The Department of Health has issued new guidance for NHS employers
EAT upholds whistleblowing detriment claim against non-executive directors
02/08/17
The EAT ruled that two NEDs of the petroleum company were personally liable for losses flowing from the dismissal of the CEO after he was dismissed for making protected disclosures.
Employment tribunal fees are unlawful
26/07/17
The Employment tribunal fees system, which was introduced under the fees Order
Revised NHSI guidance on IR35
06/06/17
NHS improvement has revised its guidance to NHS providers on whether or not workers providing services
EAT gives guidance on when sleep-ins count for purposes of the national minimum wage
04/05/17
The EAT consider whether employees who sleep-in are engaged in ‘time work’ for the full duration of the sleep-in shift or whether they are working only when they are awake and carrying out specific duties.
Dismissal over concern regarding the real identity of a nurse found to be fair
03/05/17
The claimant, a Rwandan national, was dismissed after doubts were raised regarding her real identity.