Weekly Issue 341

Financial penalties for employers

The government has finally confirmed that, as of April 2014, employment tribunals will have the power to impose financial penalties on employers.

Trust and confidence

Breach of an express contract term can result in a finding of constructive dismissal, but what about an implied term?

Single employee

To satisfy the requirements of a service provision change under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE), employees have to show they were “assigned” to an “organised grouping” (among other things).