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Can I be sacked for social media posts? The answer is yes, if what you post brings the company into disrepute. You might wonder how this can happen. As you may know, we have offices in Belfast, Northern Ireland (as well as in Leeds, London and Newcastle, England). These two stories are linked and recently …
Can I be dismissed for name calling? The short answer is yes, it’s possible. Employment law protects employees against unfair dismissal, but your employer has the right to dismiss you if you break the terms of your employment contract. That usually includes the need to treat your fellow employees with respect, and means you mustn’t …
The information in this blog is based on Government guidance as of 4:00 pm on 27 March 2020. Guidance has been published further details of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (more commonly known as the Furlough Pay Scheme). At this stage, it is unclear when exactly the scheme will go live and whether HMRC will …
Let’s say you’ve been dismissed or your job role has been made redundant, and the employment tribunal has ruled it as unfair. You might be wondering how much money you’ll receive. When you win your case, you’ll get a payment made up of two parts – a basic award plus an additional amount as compensation …
You have the right to be projected against discrimination because you’re trans. Our recent article about gender reassignment explains more. However, the law can be complicated in transgender cases, and here’s a story that might interest you. MB married her wife in 1974, and underwent gender surgery to transition to female in the 1990s. In …
You do not have the right to claim for unfair dismissal if you have been employed for less than two years in Great Britain (or one year in Northern Ireland). “Can I claim for wrongful dismissal?” Wrongful dismissal means you are claiming that your employer breached their contract with you. For example, they didn’t give …
If you want to make a claim for unfair dismissal, you don’t want to leave it too late. Usually, claims to the employment tribunal must be made within three months. For claims to do with redundancy payments or equal pay, it’s usually six months. Either way, it means you have to prepare your case in …
Guaranteed access to prompt and fair justice has been enshrined in English law since Magna Carta in 1297. However, in July 2013, the Government introduced fees to submit claims at Tribunal and a further fee to have them heard. Charges started at £160 for issuing a claim for lost wages or breach of contract. Tribunal …
Following the 2014 decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in Whittlestone v BJP Home Support Ltd, a recent opinion of the Advocate General in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) looks set to affirm the position that employees with no fixed based (known as “peripatetic workers”) should be paid for the time …
“I’m overworked, can I make a claim?” You’re probably aware that another round of strikes is planned by the Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) for 18 and 19 January 2023, affecting many of the hospitals in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. The nurses are not just striking over pay (as is often …