Employment Law Updates
Rest Breaks and Working Time
A case at an Appeal Tribunal has looked at rest breaks, specifically the need for 20 minutes break if a worker works 6 hours or more.  The case is Grange v Abellio London and concerned a bus controller. The employee used to work an 8.5 hour day, with a half...
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Employment Law Updates
Redundancy Consultation Process And Unfair Dismissal
The Appeal Tribunal has set out a judgment that can be said to give the London Employment Tribunal a lesson in judging the fairness of a redundancy consultation.  In this respect, it is essential reading for employers wishing to avoid unfair dismissal when consulting during a redundancy. The case of...
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Employment Law Updates
Final Warnings and Unfair Dismissal
In the case of Bandara v BBC (2016) the Appeal Tribunal has examined how to determine if a dismissal was fair when there was an inappropriate final warning on the employee’s record. It is important to put the facts of this judgment into context. The employee had an unblemished record...
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Employment Law Updates
Employer Liability For Driver Negligence
  The case of Tomasz Kroker who killed a mother and 3 children because he was looking at his phone while driving has highlighted a risk to employers who do not take driver discipline seriously. The driver, convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison this week, is a reminder...
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