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Possible Group Employment Action against Game Group
We are currently receiving many enquiries from Game Group employees regarding a possible group employment action against Game Group, which is currently in administration. We are currently dealing with several similar group actions of this nature and we will be dealing with this case on a no...
In a redundancy situation, selection for an alternative role can involve subjective criteria
Samsung Electronics (UK) Ltd v Monte-D'Cruz [2012] UKEAT 0039/11 In this case, the Claimant's role was placed at risk of redundancy in October 2009 following the combination of 4 roles into a single head of department position. The Claimant was employed as a Senior Manager. The Claimant...
Unfair Dismissal Protection for Workers Abroad
Section 94(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 gives employees the right not to be unfairly dismissed. Whether or not this protection covers workers who ordinarily work outside of Great Britain has, in the past, been unclear. The Supreme Court have gone some way to clarifying the position...
Recent changes in Employment law
The maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal is increased For unfair dismissals occurring on or after 1 February 2012, the maximum compensatory award has increased from £68,400 to £72,300. In addition, the maximum weekly pay used to calculate statutory redundancy pay in a...
The Right to Claim Unfair Dismissal?
The proposed doubling of the qualifying period for unfair dismissal protection is simply a government sound bite and will have little effect on the number of claims presented to the Employment Tribunal [perhaps a reduction of as little as 1% could be expected]. Will it help employers? At...
Unfair dismissal claim fails at appeal
A group of catering workers have lost their unfair dismissal appeal against the management of the company, who supplied British Airways with in-flight meals. The catering company, Gate Gourmet, fired the six workers after they took part in an unofficial meeting in a staff canteen in 2005. As...
Whistle-blower's unfair dismissal claim fails
Marks and Spencer whistle-blower Tony Goode has lost his employment tribunal claim for unfair dismissal following his revelations of reduced redundancy benefits within the high street retailer to the press. The Tribunal reached its decision on the 9th July. A spokesperson for the firm...
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