Multinational companies frequently move their operations between countries – but how do to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) impact on their search for value? The issue was strikingly raised by a case in which a Yorkshire-based office worker offered to follow his job to the Philippines – but only if he continued...
ASDA / George Redundancies and Settlement Agreement Solicitors
According to the news, ASDA are looking to make over 3000 people redundant. Locally, in Lutterworth, Leicestershire, we understand that around 500 are going to be made redundant. We have recently been instructed by many employees of ASDA and particularly at George in Lutterworth, to advise on the Settlement Agreement Letter that was handed to them when they were...
New ‘Vento’ Bands
Following a consultation, the Presidents of the Employment Tribunal have issued revised guidance on the amount of compensation payable for injury to feelings in discrimination cases (the ‘Vento’ bands). In future, the guidance will be subject to revision on an annual basis, without the need for further consultation, with the first review taking place...
Agency That Failed to Pay the National Minimum Wage Hit Hard In Pocket
Paying the National Minimum Wage (NMW) is a strict legal requirement and employers that fail to do so can be hit with punitive penalties. In one case, an employment agency that laid on thousands of underpaid workers at a warehouse received a six-figure fine. Following an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), it emerged that workers who clocked on one...
Employment Law and Human Rights – The Debate Continues
The impact of the UK’s human rights obligations on employment law is still a subject of much debate almost 20 years after the advent of the Human Rights Act 1998. In one important case, the Court of Appeal upheld a trade union’s plea that the right to freedom of association may be violated by the exclusion of parks police officers from pre-redundancy...
The Perils of Dismissing a Senior Employee
Terminating the employment of senior personnel can be legally complex and costly and, even when professional advice is taken, things can go wrong. The point was made by a case concerning a consultancy group that dispensed with the services of its CEO in acrimonious circumstances. Following the termination of his employment, the CEO launched proceedings against...