Employment Law Review
Thompsons’ Employment Law Review is recognised as an authoritative source of comment and discussion from our trade union law specialists. Available to read here, and also via a weekly email bulletin, the Employment Law Review offers considerable insight into the latest issues affecting trade unions and their members.
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Employment rights
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 848
Unconditional Authority
The appeal court has held that when deciding on whether an individual has the right to represent their client, tribunals must actively investigate their status.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 847
Clarity in complaints
Although tribunals have the power to prohibit a claim outright, the appeal tribunal has made clear they must follow certain rules when considering that option.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 846
ILO calls for improved worker protection
This issue looks at a critique of UK employment rights, when employers can sack inflexible workers and the nexus between detriment and bonus in discrimination.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 845
Failure to comply
Tribunals have extensive powers that they can use to end a complaint, for instance where the claimant did not abide by an order to provide certain information.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 841
Statutory waymarks
The appeal tribunal has said that, when determining whistleblowing cases, tribunals must follow the legal signposting as set out in the relevant legislation.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 839
Rectifying a mistake
Although there are strict deadlines for lodging claims, tribunals can exercise a limited discretion depending on the circumstances that resulted in missing it.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 834
Interests of justice
When considering whether to rectify trivial mistakes on application forms, it is imperative that tribunals consider first and foremost the fairness of doing so.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 833
Case clarification
When someone is representing themselves at a tribunal, the judge must ensure they get the help they need, including clarification of the matters to be heard.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 832
Grounds for review
When dealing with an area of law that is generally accepted as settled, tribunals still need to avoid falling into the trap of imposing an outright prohibition.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 826
Regulation of umbrella companies
The government is proposing to introduce new legislation for firms that supply people to work elsewhere to protect workers from certain reported disadvantages.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 825
Out of time
Although tribunals can extend a deadline for someone lodging a complaint, the rule does not apply if they were a professional who should have known what it was.
Employment rights
Weekly Issue 823
Conciliation complications
When large groups of workers lodge tribunal claims involving conciliation, it is only necessary for them to ensure that they provide one EC number on the form.