Employment Law Review

Compensation

Information and consultation

Section 188 of the 1992 Trade Union and Labour Relations Consolidation Act (TULRCA) states that employers must consult when "proposing" to dismiss an employee.

Transfers of Undertakings

It is unfair under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) to dismiss an employee if the reason is connected with the transfer and is not an ETO reason entailing changes in the workforce.

Human rights

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has published a highly critical report of workers’ labour rights in Qatar, calling it a “country without a conscience”.

Employment tribunals and tribunal fees

According to figures just published by the Government, the number of tribunal claims received in October to December 2013 were down by 79 per cent compared to the same period in 2012 and 75 per cent fewer than last quarter.

Unfair dismissal

When considering whether a dismissal is fair, tribunals can take into account whether it was perverse for the employer to have issued a final written warning.

Recognition

In this article, trade union law experts Thompsons Solicitors discuss the law affecting the creation of collective bargain agreements.

Equality, discrimination and harassment

In anticipation of the statutory questionnaire being abolished on 6 April, Acas has published guidance for jobseekers and employees who think they may have been discriminated against under the Equality Act 2010.

Employment rights

When deciding unfair dismissal claims, tribunals have to consider whether the employer acted reasonably in all the circumstances.

Information and consultation

Section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Consolidation Act (TULRCA)states that the collective consultation obligations are triggered if an employer makes 20 or more employees redundant within 90 days or less.

Equal pay

Figures published by the European Commission last week to mark European Equal Pay Day indicate that the gender pay gap has barely altered in the last few years.

Equal pay

Employers can defend equal pay claims if they can show that the difference in pay is because of a “material factor”.