Consultations
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Employment News
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Lecture Notes
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| 1 Mar 2008 | Annual Leave and Long-Term Sickness | Jennifer Wotherspoon, Osborne Clarke | ELA Briefing | The Advocate General has now released her opinion on the right to paid annual leave under the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR) in cases of long-term sickness ab... |
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| 1 Apr 2008 | Working from prison: M & P Steelcraft Ltd v Ellis | Naomi Cunningham, Farrar's Building | ELA Briefing | In M&P Steelcraft v Ellis and HM Prison Service, the EAT (Elias P presiding) considered whether a prisoner working outside the prison on day release was "employed" and could start accruing continuous ... | |
| 1 May 2008 | Variations in the contract of employment | Ian Ridd, Farrar's Building | ELA Briefing | The EAT decision in Robinson v Tescom Corporation illustrates the importance to employees of understanding the courses of action open to them when an employer unilaterally imposes changes in the contr... | |
| 1 Jun 2008 | In Brief - Collectively Agreed Terms | Peter Schofield, director legal and HR services, EEF | ELA Briefing | When is a collectively agreed term incorporated into a contract of employment? In Alexander v Standard Telephones and Cables Ltd [1991] IRLR 286, Hobhouse J says that you start with the intentions of ... | |
| 1 Jun 2008 | Employment law challenges in Hong Kong and China | Pattie Walsh, Lihui Zhou, and Alison Smith | ELA Briefing | Pattie Walsh, Lihui Zhou and Alison Smith consider the employment law challenges for foreign companies seeking to establish a business or extend their operations i... |
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| 19 Jun 2008 | The Fundamentals of Contract Law | Sally Johnson, Lewis Silkin | Lecture Notes | ||
| 1 Jul 2008 | In Brief - Umbrella Contracts | Peter Linstead, Tanfield Chambers | ELA Briefing | In order to establish the existence of a continuing contract when no work is being performed, there must be some level of mutual obligation between employer and employ... |
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| 1 Aug 2008 | Constructive Dismissal: Can Two Wrongs make a Right? | David Massarella, Cloisters | ELA Briefing | The High Court case of RDF Media Group v Clements has attracted much attention. It has been suggested that it may provide the employer with a new way of defending a constructive dismissal case where t... | |
| 1 Oct 2008 | In Brief - Protecting Your Workforce | David Cubitt, Osborne Clarke | ELA Briefing | As employers try to navigate their way through what look to be turbulent waters, protecting key players in existing workforces and securing valuable new recruits will become more important. Two High C... | |
| 1 Oct 2008 | Kulkarni v Milton Keynes NHS Trust | Farhaz Khan, Outer Temple Chambers | ELA Briefing | The recent High Court decision in Kulkarni v Milton Keynes NHS Trust provides a persuasive and robust example of the courts upholding an employer's refusal to... |