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The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) apply to a ‘relevant transfer’, either through a service provision change or a transfer of an undertaking. Under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULCRA), representatives of the employees need to be given certain specified information and must be consulted with over...
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The recent case of JJ Food Service Ltd v Kefil has seen the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decide whether it can be reasonable to fire a manager who has an intimidating management style without warning, on the basis that someone in his position should be aware that if he did not change his behaviour he would be dismissed. The background Kefil had been with his former...
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Absence Management - The Bradford Factor What is the Bradford Factor? The Bradford factor monitors absence. It looks at the number of instances of absence, rather than the total days off and therefore gives a greater score (or factor) to short term intermittent absence, than to long term infrequent absence. Each absence record is given a Bradford Factor;...
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Employment Law Review - Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill given final approvalThe Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill has now become an Act after receiving final approval from the Houses of Parliament. The legislation falls under the government’s Employment Law Review, the aim of which was to ‘make the improvements necessary to embed a flexible, effective and fair...
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Should obesity be considered as a workplace discrimination issue? The idea of obesity being classed as a disability is an issue that employment law now needs to consider. Current government statistics show that 61.3% of British adults are overweight or obese, and with the number on the rise, it is quite likely that obesity will be the next big development in anti-...
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