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Tom Street The racing pundit John McCririck yesterday lost his employment tribunal claim for age discrimination against Channel 4 and IMG Media Ltd. The 73 year old was axed from the television coverage in 2012 after a new team took over following the acquisition of all UK horse racing events by Channel 4. The television pundit claimed … Read more
The Confusing Issue of an Effective Date of Termination Any firm of employment law solicitors worth their salt will be able to advise you on when you have to get a tribunal claim submitted by when making an unfair dismissal claim. As it currently stands under s.111 Employment Rights Act 1996 this is 3 months … Read more
The Case of Wright v North Ayrshire Council is a welcome reminder that although constructive dismissal cases are hard to prove; you will often hear this when enquiring about employment law advice; they are not insurmountable. As long as there has been a breach by your employer there is potentially a case to be taken … Read more
Following the recent publication of research by the Department for Business Innovation & Skills (“BIS”) which stated that only 64% of successful Claimants recovered compensation following an Employment Tribunal decision[1] the Government has accepted that this has got to change. One problem that we occasionally encounter is when the Employer ceases to trade their limited … Read more
Under the Working Time Regulations 1998 you are entitled to 5.6 weeks holiday a year (including bank holidays) however if an employment lawyer has been used for drafting the contract it is fairly standard that you are not allowed holiday to be carried over from one year to the next. If your employer is rather … Read more
Employment lawyers across the UK will have to consider what the effect of incentivised whistle blowing could have on their workload. As there are murmurings that the Government is potentially looking to introduce some financial reward for successful whistle blowing. At present there is no financial reward for an employee to report any complaint to … Read more
Employment solicitors who act for respondents are probably all breathing a sigh of relief following a decision by the Employment Appeal Tribunal. The case in question (Osoba v Chief Constable of Herts) related to a claim for unfair dismissal and age discrimination following a redundancy proceedings. The issue in this case revolved around the scoring … Read more
With the advent of the internet the potential for defamation has increased dramatically. What one person has written can now be seen by thousands if not millions of people if posted on the right website. This therefore has the potential to have a significant impact on the reputation of an individual or a company. To … Read more
What is the Public Interest Defence? One of the defences to defamation is that of Qualified Privilege. One of the commonly argued qualified privilege is that of the public interest defence. The basis of this defence is that the person who is making the statement has a duty to do so and the person who … Read more
Defences to Defamation If you have a defamation action put to you and you think you’ve got no way of dealing with it, don’t worry there are defences to defamation and within this article we will go through them and explain how and when they can be used. Justification The first and ultimate defence to … Read more
