unfair dismissal

Occupational requirements Occasionally, age is a necessary requirement for a job. One example is of a child actor needed to play Oliver Twis...

Pregnant women and new mothers who are directly employed have rights conferred by the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA) in addition to their ...

Introduction The employer should establish what is the reason for the absences. For example they may be due to – minor unconnected ail...

Where the OH view conflicts with that of other medical practitioners, is the employer entitled to rely on the OH view? Summary Where the que...

Summary There is authority that employers may need to ‘go the extra mile’ to avoid unfair dismissal if incapacity was the employer’s fault, ...

Unfair dismissal is a specific type of claim under employment legislation, separate from the Equality Act. Essentials ‘Unfair dismissa...

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