On Tuesday 24th January 2023, the UK Government published the long-awaited draft of its statutory fire and rehire code of practice (the “Code”). The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) code – which is still subject to consultation for the next 12 weeks – has set out employers’ responsibilities when seeking to change the terms […]
The right to bring claims against an employer for unfair dismissal usually requires an employee to have at least two years of continuous service. There are however some statutory exceptions to this rule as set out in The Employment Rights Act 1996. These exceptions are usually deemed as automatic unfair dismissal. A person does not […]
Recently, the BBC spent £500,000 defending an unfair dismissal claim against its former chief technology officer, after being offered to settle the case for £50,000. The sum of almost £500,00 did not include damages paid to the claimant, which were reported to be nearly £80,000. Here, we look at the key things an Employer should […]
Last week, P&O Ferries hit the headlines when they dismissed 800 employees with no prior warning. As staff staged sit-ins on the company’s boats, with the backing of their trade unions, experts cast doubts over the legality of P&O’s plot to replace them with cheaper agency workers. The affair could potentially cost P&O “hundreds of […]
So, following on from my blog last week, the clarification of self employed status continues.
