Duty Of Good Faith: Engendering ‘reasonable expectations’

Employers must be wary how they communicate their intentions to the workforce in light of a recent ruling, warn Annabel Gillham and Jemima Coleman ‘IBM could have wide ramifications in the employment context as it could give rise to a more general fetter on an employer’s ability to take action.’ Employers engaging in consultation with …
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Enhanced Redundancy Policies: New guidance from the courts

Gary Freer looks at two recent cases that have revisited the issue of when redundant employees have a legal right to additional benefits and when this is a matter for the employer’s discretion ‘In Allen v TRW SystemsLtd and Park Cakes Ltd v Shumba the employers had succeeded in persuading the employment tribunal that the …
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