Ill-Health Dismissals: Waiting game

The Court of Appeal has recently considered whether an employer should postpone dismissing an employee on long-term sick leave who suddenly claims they are fit to return. Lorna Scully reports ‘An employer must assess each decision it takes under a sickness absence procedure and justify it as a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.’In …
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Legal News: Employment update

Jo Broadbent rounds up recent case law and developments affecting employers and their advisers ‘The EAT issued a cri de coeur on behalf of employees left in “real difficulty” if incoming and outgoing service providers cannot agree whether there has been a TUPE transfer or who is responsible for relevant employment liabilities.’ Activities were ‘fundamentally …
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