September 2011 Archive
The following entries were posted in September 2011.
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Individuals liable for employers’ discrimination awards
Written by Springhouse
It should be well known that discrimination claims can be brought against individuals as well as companies, and that financial liability is unlimited. However Tribunals have usually divided up compensation where both are employers and employees are liable. This usually meant that the company ended up paying more than the individual.
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Categorised Under: Discrimination
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Sep
Is self-dismissal possible?
Written by Springhouse
In January 2005, lorry driver Mr Zulhayir had a serious accident at work which left him unable to do his job. In June 2006, his employer, J J Food Services Limited, stopped receiving sick notes. They wrote to him saying that if they had not heard from him by 5 July 2006 they would “conclude that you no longer wish to work for us and that you terminated your employment by your own volition”.
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Categorised Under: Unfair Dismissal
Recent Posts
- Springhouse expands to Portsmouth
- Increase in qualifying period for unfair dismissal and introduction of tribunal fees
- Individuals liable for employers’ discrimination awards
- Is self-dismissal possible?
- Residential to own-home care: TUPE does not apply
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