Employment Appeal Tribunal confirms 100% contributory fault and Polkey deductions can reduce unfair dismissal compensation to nil despite procedural unfairness.
The guidance is on the law as it currently stands and reiterates that, while zero-hours contracts remain lawful, they do not exempt employers from providing workers with their statutory employment rights.
The government has launched a consultation on the statutory right to take time off work for public duties, proposing the first major overhaul of the rules in more than 50 years from when it was introduced in the Employment Protection Act 1975.