The City of Edinburgh Council v Dickson FactsThe claimant, Alistair Dickson, was employed by Edinburgh Council as a community learning and...
Employment law
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One-fifth of organisations have avoided redundancies by introducing flexible working practices, a survey has shown.Two-thirds of employers that introduced part-time...
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British Airways could face tribunal claims for labelling sick staff as strikers
by Kat Bakerby Kat BakerBritish Airways (BA) could face tribunal claims after it allegedly threatened to label staff who call in sick during the...
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A city broking firm has been found guilty of unlawfully conspiring to poach staff from its rival.
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Six Birmingham social workers have been sacked in a bid to improve the council’s heavily criticised children’s services.
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Workers are as likely to have caring responsibilities for a partner, relative or friend as they are for children, a...
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The Land Registry will cut a further 800 jobs, it has emerged.About 1,500 jobs are already set to go by...
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British Airways (BA) cabin crew who have called in sick since the weekend will be deemed to be supporting the...
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The latest ‘Jedi’ who is claiming religious discrimination reflects the increasing number of “bizarre beliefs” being cited in claims, according...
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More than 5,000 employment tribunals are said to have been avoided after the launch of Acas’ pre-claim conciliation service, the...
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A City lawyer who had claimed £19m in compensation over workplace bullying has settled for an undisclosed multi-million-pound sum.
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Kraft has pledged that there will be no compulsory redundancies at Cadbury manufacturing sites for the next two years, after...
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Q I’m an HR manager for a printing company which has just taken on facilities management staff from the local...
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The “relentless flow” of complex employment law is stifling UK competitiveness and risks future job creation, the British Chambers of...
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Since July 1999, so-called 'whistleblowers' have been able to make a complaint to an employment tribunal if they are dismissed or subjected to any other detriment as a consequence of making a disclosure.