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Vicarious Liability
Vicarious liability is where someone is held legally responsible for the acts or omissions of someone else. Therefore vicarious liability can make...
Does an employment contract have to be in writing?
An employment contract is no different from any other contract in that most do not have to be in writing to be legally valid and enforceable. If you...
TUPE and the Transfer of Undertakings
TUPE is shorthand for the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006. What this act does is protect employee’s rights when...
Third-Party Dismissals
What happens if you are an employer and a third-party demands that you dismiss one of your employees? This situation may well arise if you are...
Stress at Work
Work can be stressful, but sometimes it is unduly so. Where a workload and demands placed by an employer on an employee are excessive, there is a...
Lies, White Lies and Your CV
In a competitive jobs market, people tend to think ‘does a little white lie in my CV matter if it helps me get the job?’. The answer to this is that...
Health and Safety at Work
The law imposes a responsibility on an employer to ensure the health and safety at work for all their employees. Much of the law regarding safety in...
Employment References – When Are Employers Liable?
An employee may need a reference from an old employer to help secure future employment or may require a reference for personal matters, such as to...
Employed or Self-Employed?
The legal rights of the employed and the self-employed are very different. It is only employees who can bring claims for unfair dismissal, claim...
Statutory Redundancy Payments
What do you do if your employer closes down, you are made redundant, and your employer either can’t or won’t pay you the redundancy pay that you’re...
Blowing the Whistle
If you believe there is malpractice or wrongdoing in your workplace, then you can ‘blow the whistle’ on the behaviour and be protected from losing...
Constructive Dismissal
Constructive dismissal is defined in the Employment Rights Act 1996 as where: 'The employee terminates the contract under which he is employed (with...
Money Received by Mistake
A person who receives money as the result of a mistake made by someone else is not entitled to keep the money. The position with money paid by...