Weekly Issue 23 - June 1998

Campbells in the soup after sauce ale turns sour

The giant American food producer, Campbells, has ended up in the soup after an Industrial Tribunal ruled they failed to properly consult the GMB and AEEU when the company decided to close a factory in Maryport, Cumbria.

Employee power

Under present legislation, the gateway to most rights at work is employee status: if you are not an employee, you do not qualify.

Unfair dismissal compensation

Working out compensation for unfair dismissal is fraught with difficulties. A recent case highlights the issues and resolves at least one of the problems.

The multi-headed ERDRA

This Act had its genesis in the then Conservative Government's Green Paper of December 1994 'Resolving employment rights disputes: options for reform'.

Protecting whistle blowers at work - the Public Interest Disclosure Bill

Workers have access to a great deal of information which it may be in the public interest to disclose. They are often the first to know if something is seriously wrong in their organisation.

Transfers and economic dismissals

There is an apparent contradiction in the wording of the Transfer of Undertakings (TUPE) Regulations when it comes to dismissals.