Any skeletons in your workplace cupboards? Never too late to dust them down, it appears from the High Court’s decision in Williams -v- Leeds United Football Club earlier this month. Mr Williams had a 12 month notice entitlement from Leeds and a basic salary of around £200,000. On 23 July 2013 he was given notice … Continue Reading
One of the fundamental principles of claiming constructive dismissal in the UK is that you should not leave it so long between the employer’s breach of contract and your resignation that you are deemed to have accepted or waived that breach. If you resign only after that point then you will be found just to … Continue Reading
If you make some horrible error in your treatment of an employee, how far can your addressing it swiftly prevent it becoming a constructive dismissal claim? Two quite similar stories in the law reports shed some light on this. In 2010 the Court of Appeal concluded in Bournemouth University Higher Education Corporation –v- Buckland that … Continue Reading
“I told you so” has always been one of the least attractive things one adult can say to another, but I did and I was right, so there. Earlier posts on this blog have expressed a degree of scepticism as to whether the Government’s “protected conversations” concept could ever be translated into clear and cogent … Continue Reading
The press coverage of England’s Euro 2012 team continues to be dominated by Rio Ferdinand’s omission from the England squad and the inclusion of his former centre-back partner John Terry. The controversy surrounds the fact that in December, Terry was charged by the Police with making racist comments to Ferdinand’s brother. Roy Hodgson, the England … Continue Reading