The Evening Standard has reported that at least four NHS managers have been given payoffs worth more than £200,000 as a result of the Government’s reorganisation of the National Health Service. Details of the payments to former staff members were revealed in the annual report for primary care trusts that
Workers compensation is a good program when all factors apply appropriately. However, there are cases that are problematic when the injury victim has also filed a previous claim concerning the same body part or type of injury. Back injuries are an excellent example of how a preexisting injury can impact
A woman who claimed that she was sacked from her job because she was pregnant has lost her battle for compensation in the Employment Tribunal. Ms Rachel Whatmore commenced working for Mann Broadbent Limited in 2008 and at the time of her dismissal in 2012 worked as an accounts handler.
A sacked police community support officer has issued a claim for unfair dismissal and disability discrimination after she was sacked in 2010 for a second disciplinary offence. Ms Rachida Sobhi, 43, was employed by the Metropolitan Police force as a police community support officer in December 2008. Whilst undergoing the
A sacked banking director has settled her Employment Tribunal case against Commerzbank in a claim reportedly worth millions of pounds. Latifa Bouabdillah, 33, submitted an Employment Tribunal claim against Commerzbank last year after she was fired from her job shortly after joining the bank as head of product engineering. The
When a new employee starts in a business, one of the first items they should be provided with is the Company Handbook. Not only is this a legally required document, but it also promotes the business in a positive light and helps to build the employer / employee relationship. What
A former secretary who studied to obtain a law degree has won her battle against her former employer at the Employment Tribunal. Alex Gibson, 36, suffered an accident whilst on holiday in Bolivia in 2008 which severely impaired her ability to move her right arm. Two years later she started
In situations where your employer may anticipate a seasonal, regular or temporary drop in the amount of work available (seasonal industries such as tourism or where, for example, a restaurant or hotel is being temporarily refurbished) then employers may seek to put their staff on short-time working or lay them
An after-school club manager has lost her claim for unfair dismissal in the Employment Tribunal against her former employer, Fife Council. Ms Nicola Gardiner worked for Fife Council as an after-school club manager for a number of schools within its authority. In 2010 she went on maternity leave but in
In this post we’re going to take a look at why it’s important to appeal your grievance outcome if the outcome is unsatisfactory to you. There’s three main reasons why you may wish to appeal your grievance outcome: It’s possible that an appeal may resolve your grievance satisfactorily if the
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