employment contracts
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Qantas Cabin Crew (UK) Ltd v Lopez & Anor UKEAT/0106/12/SM
Appeal by the respondent against a ruling that they had made unlawful deductions from the claimants’ wages. Cross-appeal by the claimants against the dismissal of their claims in relation to relocation payments. Appeal allowed, cross-appeal dismissed.
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04/11/2012 13:04
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FW Farnsworth Ltd & Anor v Lacy & Ors [2012] EWHC 2830 (Ch)
Judgment arising from hearing to determine a specific issue of whether an employee was bound by restrictive covenant clauses following his promotion to senior management even though he did not sign the new contract. The judge found that he was bound by reference to his actions.
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18/10/2012 17:37
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Pat Systems v Neilly [2012] EWHC 2609 (QB)
Application to enforce a restrictive covenant, and counterclaim for wrongful dismissal, where the employee had been summarily dismissed after handing in his resignation on the grounds that he had repudiated his contract. The claim failed as the relevant clause was found to be unenforceable and therefore the counterclaim for wrongful dismissal succeeded.
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01/10/2012 10:38
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Towry EJ Ltd v Bennett & Ors [2012] EWHC 224 (QB)
Judgment arising from litigation where the claimant was seeking damages arising from, among other things, alleged breaches of restrictive covenants, use of confidential information, solicitation and inducement. The defendants counter-alleged that the claimant had made a repudiatory breach of their employment contracts. The claim was dismissed as the judge found that while there had been no repudiatory breach, the claimant had not proved any allegations of wrongful conduct.
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18/02/2012 12:16
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G E Caledonian Ltd v McCandliss UKEATS/0069/10/BI
Appeal against a finding of unfair dismissal where the respondent argued that the Tribunal had no jurisdiction to hear the case because the claimant was not employed under a contract of employment. Appeal allowed and claim dismissed.
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19/01/2012 17:33
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A good reputation is more valuable than money – or is it?
Mark Shulman and Rachael Taylor of Cumberland Ellis look at how the rise in social networking and use of email can impact on employers
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25/08/2011 17:30
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Connolly v Whitestone Solicitors UKEAT/0445/10/ZT
Appeal against a ruling by the ET that upheld that claimant’s claim that he was an employee but ruled that the case was tainted by illegality and thus the Tribunal could not hear his claims of unfair dismissal, breach of contract and holiday pay. Appeal allowed.
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19/08/2011 15:55
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Williams v Miller & Ford T/A Kitchens, Kitchen Dreams & Rock Solid Kitchens UKEAT/0546/10/SM
Appeal against a ruling by the Tribunal that rejected the claimant’s claim of unfair dismissal against one of the respondents listed in her ET1. Appeal allowed and remitted to the same Tribunal for re-consideration.
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16/08/2011 10:11
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Lim v Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust [2011] EWHC 2178 (QB)
Judgment where the claimant, a consultant anaesthetist, was seeking an injunction to restrain the defendant from holding a capability hearing before seeking guidance from the National Clinical Assessment Service and from hearing allegations of misconduct on the ground that those allegations should have been investigated sooner.
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14/08/2011 09:33
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Autoclenz v Belcher & Ors [2011] UKSC 41
Appeal against finding that the claimants were workers for the purposes of the minimum wage and working time regulations, rather than being self-employed as claimed by the respondent. Appeal dismissed.
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27/07/2011 11:30
