Employment

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13 Feb 2012

Man who worked in Libya was employed in UK, Supreme Court says

An accounts manager who worked in Libya, and whose manager was based in Cairo, was employed in the UK and could claim unfair dismissal, the Supreme Court has ruled.

6 Feb 2012

Fixed-share partners cannot 'have their cake and eat it'

Lester Aldridge partner not an employee, appeal judges decide

9 Jan 2012

Uncommon remedies

The Supreme Court decision refusing a dismissed employee compensation for the way he was sacked provides a further prompt to review the interaction of employment legislation with common law remedies, says Catriona Stirling

21 Dec 2011

Methodist ministers are employees, appeal judges rule

Methodist ministers are employees and have the same unfair dismissal rights as other workers, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

19 Dec 2011

Employers 'hugely reassured' by unfair dismissal ruling

Supreme Court restricts common law claims

14 Dec 2011

MoJ plans to charge employment tribunal fees of up to £1,750

Justice minister Jonathan Djanogly has launched plans to charge fees ranging from £200 to £1,750 to bring employment tribunal claims.

14 Dec 2011

Supreme Court blocks common law unfair dismissal claims

The Supreme Court has refused to allow workers to bring common law claims against their employers on the grounds that the way they were dismissed breached their employment contracts.

5 Dec 2011

Claims game

Increasing the qualifying period for dismissal and introducing fees for tribunal litigation have caused concern in the employment law community, but are the proposed government reforms all bad? James Davies says the proposals contain some useful ideas, as Jane Wheeler welcomes process improvements, but Edward Cooper warns about possible abuses