Employment Law blogs
Ex Donaghy workers in group employment action
We are currently acting for ex-employees of Glasgow based Donaghy Limited who are in liquidation with the loss of 175 staff.
We are acting for employees bringing claims against the company for;
1. Failure to adequately consult with its staff; and 2. Loss of...
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...
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...
EU Law entitling workers to at least four weeks’ paid annual leave has direct effect
In Dominguez v Centre Informatique de Centre Ouest Atlantique and another, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) had the opportunity to decide whether Article 7(1) of the Working Time Directive (WTD), which obliges member states to take measures to ensure that workers are entitled to at least four...
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...
Employment Law and the Carlos Tevez Mutiny
What are the consequences if Carlos Tevez is found guilty of failing to obey a reasonable instruction from his manager to take the field ? In the fog of precisely what was said between manager and player on the night, it is unlikely Tevez was confused as to what was required. His explanations...
High Court backs ex-director's rights over conflict of interest
A High Court commercial law case has supported an ex-director who was sued by his former company, which wanted to prevent him from using information it said was confidential and obtained while he was working there in his new business, with the judge saying it was in the public...
