Employers are required to provide employees with an employment contract, a written statement of certain terms and conditions of their employment, within two months of the beginning of their employment.
Employer should always consult with the employee prior to changing an employee's contract of employment. Failure to follow a fair procedure when varying employees' terms and conditions of employment may result in an employee bringing a claim for breach of contract.
Pickard v Lynn Hughes t/a the Tanning and Beauty KabinFACTSMs Pickard worked for Tanning and Beauty Kabin from July 2004...
Morgan v Network Europe Group LtdFACTSMr Morgan commenced employment as a storekeeper with Network Europe Group Ltd on 1 November...
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EXCLUSIVEEmployment lawyers have expressed concern at ambiguities in the Equality Act, which came in to force this month, that could...
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The GMB union has reacted angrily after Birmingham City Council wrote to staff telling them it was reviewing all their...
