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Care home employees fairly dismissed following refusal to have Covid vaccination
23 Aug 2024The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that care home staff were fairly dismissed for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID, in breach of their employer's policy.
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EAT holds that employer should have considered availability of suitable roles arising from upcoming merger before dismissing disabled employee
15 Aug 2024The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has found that a Tribunal erred in dismissing a claim where an employee was dismissed on the basis of ill-health, despite there being an upcoming reorganisation which would have created suitable alternative roles.
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EAT finds no requirement to reduce compensatory award as a result of employee's contributory fault.
15 Aug 2024The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has found that a compensatory award does not necessarily need to be reduced where there is a finding of contributory fault on the part of the employee.
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Consultation opens for amendments to be made to ET Rules regarding written reasons for decisions and judgements
15 Aug 2024The Tribunal Procedure Committee (TPC) has opened a consultation to propose changes to the Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure 2013 (ET Rules).
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Teacher's right to freedom of belief, religion and expression are lawfully qualified by professional obligations
09 Aug 2024In a recent case, the High Court of Justice has held that a teacher's ECHR rights under Articles 9 and 10 are qualified rights that must be balanced against professional responsibility.
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New duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace: how can employers prepare?
09 Aug 2024From 26 October 2024, employers will be under a new legal duty to take reasonable steps to prevent the sexual harassment of staff at work.
