October, 2013 | LabourBlawg

October 2013

Unemployment issues: what to do if you think you’ve been mistreated

October 29, 2013

Guest post regarding mistreatment at work and employment law. Losing your job is a horrible experience but it’s even worse if that dismissal was, in your opinion, undeserved or unwarranted. You feel let down with no option of doing much about it. You’re struggling to take on a massive organisation, all on your own, an […]

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Paying Worker’s Comp “Under-the-Table”

October 26, 2013

It is not uncommon for employers to pay workers “under-the-table.” Paying under-the-table typically means that the employer pays the worker in cash.  In doing so there is no record of the payment.  Thus, the employer avoids paying taxes and fees related to that worker including unemployment compensation insurance premiums.  Also referred to as paying the […]

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Nursery teacher banned from speaking Polish in breaks at work wins Employment Tribunal claim

October 24, 2013

A nursery school teacher who was banned from speaking Polish in her workplace has won her Employment Tribunal claim after she contended that she was directly discriminated against, harassed and victimized by her former employer. Mrs Barbara Jurga, 56, who is of Polish national origin, came to the United Kingdom in 1991 and joined her […]

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UK Coal heavily fined after death of miner in accident at work

October 24, 2013

The former UK Coal mining company has been heavily fined by the Leeds Magistrates’ Court after a series of health and safety failings led to the death of a miner in 2011. On 21 September 2011 there was a roof collapse in one of the mines at the Kellingley colliery, a colliery operated by the […]

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Firm heavily fined after worker suffers serious burns in accident at work

October 16, 2013

A Warwickshire manufacturer of car components has been heavily fined after a worker was seriously injured in an accident at work. The worker – who did not wish to be named for personal reasons – was working at Grupo Antolin Leamington Limited when the accident occurred in January 2012. The worker was working on a […]

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Convicted paedophile wins breach of contract claim after dismissed in prison

October 16, 2013

A convicted paedophile has won a claim for breach of contract against his former employers after he was dismissed without notice last year whilst in prison. Mr Robert Wills was employed by RWE Npower as a power station worker until his contract was terminated earlier this year. Mr Wills, who had worked at the company […]

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Firm heavily fined after chemical explosion seriously injures three employees

October 9, 2013

A chemical firm based in Wales has been heavily fined by the Crown Court after it was found that serious health and safety breaches had resulted in an explosion and severe injuries to three employees. The accident – which occurred when aerosol cans were forced through an industrial shredder – happened at Personnel Hygiene Service […]

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