January, 2013 | Employment Blawg (AKA LabourBlawg) - Part 3

January 2013

Can a compromise agreement protect your business from a TUPE claim?

January 17, 2013

Some business owners choose to either ignore the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) or assume that the provisions will not apply in their set of circumstances.   Recent TUPE cases highlight that complacency can result in expensive litigation and a payout to aggrieved employees. Tamang & Anor v (1) ACT Security Ltd […]

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Health Related Occupational Stress Injuries

January 17, 2013

(US employment and PI law and general issues). Repetitive stress injuries are a category of disability whose predictability is determined by the amount of time an employee spends performing the same task over and over, and the number of times the task has to be performed (in an hour or day) to meet performance quotas. […]

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Identifying the correct Respondent in Employment Tribunal claims

January 16, 2013

If you’ve issued (or are planning to issue) an Employment Tribunal claim for whatever reason (whether it’s for unfair dismissal, discrimination, failure to pay wages, breach of contract etc.) then one of the most important things is to claim against the right employer. This seems like an obvious point but if you claim against the […]

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Phoenix companies and unfair dismissal claims

January 16, 2013

If an employee has been successful against their employer in an Employment Tribunal claim but the company has already (or has subsequently) gone into liquidation then they may have problems enforcing any Order for compensation that they’ve been awarded by the Employment Tribunal. However, what’s the situation if the employee believes that the directors of […]

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11 civil servants lose jobs because of social media use

January 14, 2013

The Guardian reported last week that eleven civil servants in the Department for Work and Pensions have lost their jobs in the last couple of years because of their interaction with social media and blogs at work. The information emerged last week after a Freedom of Information request had been made to the Department for […]

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Report shows progress in boardroom equality

January 13, 2013

Guest post from ELE regarding equality in the boardroom. A progress report from Cranfield School of Management, published 18 months after Lord Davies’ review into women on boards, has revealed some encouraging developments. The report found that the number of women recruited to the boardrooms of the UK’s largest companies has increased, and there has […]

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Workplace bullying impacts on family life – employment law guest post

January 12, 2013

Guest post from ELB’s employment lawyers in Birmingham. The impact of workplace bullying and harassment is not only felt within the confines of the workplace, but can have a significant ‘ripple-effect’ on family members, including children and grandparents, according to a recent survey. High levels of stress The study, by parent support charity Family Lives, […]

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Septuagenarian racing pundit launches legal action claiming age discrimination

January 12, 2013

John McCririck, the 72 year old celebrated racing pundit who has been sacked without any explanation has launched legal action against Channel 4, seeking £3m in age-discrimination damages for public humiliation that he claims he suffered after being ditched by the channel. Mr McCririck was one of many long standing presenters who have been dropped […]

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New age discrimination claim being pursued against television channel

January 11, 2013

A report in today’s Guardian newspaper outlines that Mr John McCririck is pursuing an Employment Tribunal claim against Channel 4 and IMG Sports Media after he was dropped from the presenting team of Channel 4’s flagship racing programme. Mr McCririck, 72, has been involved with the Channel 4 horse racing programme, Channel 4 Racing, for […]

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Pay and opportunities – survey highlights gender gap

January 9, 2013

Guest employment law blog post from employment lawyers based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Contact ELE for specialist employment law advice today. The gender pay gap costs women executives around £400,000 over the course of their careers, according to the latest figures from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). The issue is partly caused by the opportunities gap, […]

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