Source: https://dixcartlegal.com/archives/2018/march
Timestamp: 2019-11-11 22:26:39
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Employment Law Newsletter - March 2018 (Part 2)
Disability Discrimination: Does an employee’s belief of disability extend to employer’s knowledge?
Disability: What counts as cancer?
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In Toy v Chief Constable of Leicestershire UKEAT 0124/17/LA the claimant had been dismissed as a Police Constable during probation as a result of performance concerns. However, the claimant had been a PCSO for a number of years prior to this and yet, during the termination …
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According to Schedule 1, paragraph 6 of the Equality Act 2010, cancer is a ‘deemed' disability. This means that there is no need for a Claimant to demonstrate their disability under s.6(1) of the Act (i.e. that they have an impairment with a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities). The question …
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Employment Law Newsletter - March 2018 (Part 1)
Disability Discrimination: What constitutes constructive knowledge of a disability?
Dismissal: When does the ‘effective date of termination’ (EDT) kick in?
Working Time: When does stand-by time become working time for the purposes of payment?
Unlawful Deductions from Wages: Complex contracts
Payments during employment: Payslips
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In April 2015, we reported on a case which has now gone to the Court of Appeal: Donelien v Liberata UK Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 129. The EAT in that case had held that Liberata had done enough to avoid being fixed with constructive knowledge of Ms Donelien’s disability by referring her to …
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Dismissal: When does the 'effective date of termination’ (EDT) kick in?
The EAT in Cosmeceuticals Ltd v Parkin [2017] UKEAT 0049_17_2706 had to consider when the effective date of termination (EDT) kicks in where there has been a summary dismissal, with notice given subsequently. The question was, in these circumstances, is the EDT moved to the end of the notice period? …
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In Ville de Nivelles v Matzak ECLI:EU:C:2017:619 the CJEU had to consider when stand-by time was working time. The Claimant was a volunteer firefighter in Nivelles, Belgium. The requirements for being on stand-by duty were that the firefighters had to be within 8 minutes travelling time of the fire …
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In Tyne And Wear Passenger Transport Executive T/A Nexus v Anderson & Others [2018] UKEAT/0151/16/BA the tribunal had to consider whether it was able to construe complex contractual provisions when deciding a claim for unlawful deductions from wages.
In 2012 a pay settlement was negotiated between the Claimants’ union, the RMT, …
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A new statutory instrument has recently been laid before parliament and will come into force 6 April 2019 regarding pay slips: The Employment Rights Act 1996 (Itemised Pay Statement) (Amendment) Order 2018. The Order requires employers to state on payslips the number of hours being paid where wages vary according to time worked. This means, the hours must be …
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