employment law news - July 2012
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July's employment law news, or access a print version.
In the latest proposals for 'settlement agreements' (aka compromise agreements) employers may find some additional protection for negotiating a parting of the ways – but will it work?
With only three weeks to go until the start of the 2012 Olympic Games, make sure you have covered all bases. We set out our top ten issues to be ready for.
A ruling in 2009 allowed holiday to be rearranged if the employee fell sick before it started; a recent European decision confirms this also applies if the sickness begins during the holiday. We look at the practical implications.
The Government intends to cut the minimum redundancy consultation period from 90 days to 45 or 30 days where 100 or more redundancies are proposed.
Where there is a breakdown in trust and confidence in the workplace, an employer may wish to rely on 'some other substantial reason' as justification for an employee's dismissal. However, a recent case demonstrates the similarities with misconduct cases and the importance of a fair procedure.
Discovery of a managing director's gross misconduct did not cancel out the requirement to pay him in lieu of notice, which had become a contractual debt owed to him.
Sheilah Mackie from our Franchising team considers a case where an incoming contractor was able to dismiss employees for an ETO reason because of its franchise business model.
