Weekly issue 215

NEWS IN BRIEF

In its response to the government's latest consultation on resolving workplace disputes, Thompsons Solicitors has challenged the document's central claim of a "dramatic" increase in the number of recent tribunal cases.

CLOSE CONNECTION

Employees who work abroad and bring claims in a British tribunal have to show a "connection" with an establishment in Great Britain in order to succeed.

FAIR SCORE

Once a tribunal has found a potentially fair reason for dismissal, it then has to decide whether the employer acted reasonably in dismissing the employee.