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    P&O Ferries’ redundancy obligations: Legal Q&A

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Mar 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Mar 2022

    Some facets of the government's response to the 800 job losses were ill-informed, a legal expert tells Personnel Today

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    Legal Q&A: Sunday working changes for shop workers

    by Qian Mou 26 May 2016
    by Qian Mou 26 May 2016

    Although plans to allow local authorities to extend Sunday trading hours were recently defeated in the House of Commons, the...

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    Legal Q&A: Unauthorised absence

    by Natalie Painter 15 Oct 2013
    by Natalie Painter 15 Oct 2013

    Sometimes an employee – or prospective employee – simply does not turn up for work or cannot be contacted. Natalie...

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    The qualification for a constructive dismissal claim

    by Personnel Today 14 Oct 2013
    by Personnel Today 14 Oct 2013

    Daniel Isaac, a partner in the employment team at Withers, answers the key questions on which a claim for unfair...

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    Legal Q&A: Sunday working

    by Joanna Dodd 16 Sep 2013
    by Joanna Dodd 16 Sep 2013

    Joanna Dodd, senior associate at Clarion, answers employers’ questions on the law relating to Sunday working.Can I make my employees...

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    Legal Q and A: The duty of mutual trust and confidence

    by Amy Whiting 23 Apr 2013
    by Amy Whiting 23 Apr 2013

    Constructive dismissal claims regularly cross the desks of employment lawyers and it’s a rare claim that doesn’t allege that the...

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    Legal Q&A: Complying with the prevention of illegal working regime

    by Nisha Patel 27 Mar 2013
    by Nisha Patel 27 Mar 2013

    The Government tightened its position on illegal working in 2008, increasing pressure on employers to check the immigration status of...

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    Legal Q&A: Justifying age discrimination

    by Helen Ward 4 Mar 2013
    by Helen Ward 4 Mar 2013

    If an employee is awarded a far greater sum of money as part of an enhanced redundancy package than their younger...

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    Legal Q&A: Constructive dismissal

    by Personnel Today 19 Feb 2013
    by Personnel Today 19 Feb 2013

    The law surrounding constructive dismissal can often create headaches for employers. It can be difficult to know what constitutes a breach...

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    Legal Q&A: The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill

    by Personnel Today 5 Feb 2013
    by Personnel Today 5 Feb 2013

    The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill is currently making its way through Parliament. The Government is looking to use the...

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    Legal Q&A: Putting pensions auto-enrolment into practice

    by Ferdinand Lovett 11 Jan 2013
    by Ferdinand Lovett 11 Jan 2013

    October 2012 saw the introduction of automatic pensions enrolment. Arguably the biggest UK pension reform in recent years, it will...

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    Legal Q&A: Dealing with employees with depression and addictions

    by Justin Govier 4 Dec 2012
    by Justin Govier 4 Dec 2012

    Over recent decades, as the UK economy has shifted from manufacturing to service industries so the traditional workplace illnesses have...

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    Legal opinion: Can employees be dismissed for their political opinions?

    by Laurence O'Neill 26 Nov 2012
    by Laurence O'Neill 26 Nov 2012

    In the recent case of Redfearn v the United Kingdom, the European Court of Human Rights held that the UK...

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    Legal Q&A: Are ‘zero-hours contracts’ an alternative to the use of agency workers?

    by Julia Williams 16 Nov 2012
    by Julia Williams 16 Nov 2012

    In a recent survey on employment trends in 2012, the CBI reported that the increased costs and complexity brought about...

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    Legal Q&A: What does Birmingham City Council v Abdulla mean for equal pay claims?

    by Vanessa Hogan 13 Nov 2012
    by Vanessa Hogan 13 Nov 2012

    It has been long accepted that the courts and the employment tribunals have concurrent jurisdiction to hear claims for breach...

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