Can an exaggerating claim of ill health amount to gross misconduct for a fair reason to dismiss? Yes, said the Employment Appeal Tribunal. In the case of Ajaj v Metroline West Limited UKEAT/0295/15/RN the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) have stated that when an employee pulls a ‘sickie’ this can amount to [...]
Should political view and affiliation be protected characteristics within the Employment Rights Act 1996, thereby be included within the exceptions to the 12 month qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims? Yes, said the European Court of Human Rights (“ECHR”). Background The case concerned Mr Redfearn who was a driver’s escort [...]
Are you thinking of training to become a solicitor? First and foremost, it is important to be aware of what a profession as a solicitor actually entails. A solicitor is a member of the legal profession, and is the first point of contact for clients. It is a solicitor’s job [...]
Our Truth Legal Blog is fast becoming the ‘go to’ destination for expert free legal advice. We pride ourselves on being able to offer detailed, factual and jargon-free articles that we hope will help people in their quest for justice and understanding how the claim process works. We have a [...]
Our guest author, Marie Scott, advises on how to recover from an assault at work. Number of employees assaulted at work According to the latest available Crime Survey of England and Wales, that for 2015/16, there were 329,000 reported physical assaults at work that year. This equated to 1.5% of [...]
We are pleased to welcome back guest author Marie Scott who is a trained Cognitive Behavioral Therapist. She gives us her view on how to manage work-related stress. There are very few jobs in which you won’t experience a certain amount of stress at some point or other; to a [...]
This month, we are pleased to introduce guest author Marie Scott who is a trained Cognitive Behavioral Therapist. She gives us her view on how CBT can help after a road traffic accident. CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) is becoming increasingly recognised as a psychotherapeutic intervention for a number of mental [...]
