Policy News Journal - 2013-14

The ONS to survey businesses on zero-hours contracts ................................................ 100 Labour pledges to ban zero hours contracts ................................................................... 100 Zero hours employment contracts: consultation.............................................................. 101 CIPP survey on the government’s zero hours consultation ............................................. 101 CIPP response to zero hours contracts........................................................................... 102 Employment Tribunals .................................................................................... 102 UNLAWFUL DEDUCTIONS CLAIM AND PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS ........................ 102 TERMINATION PAYMENTS AND THE PENALTY CLAUSE.......................................... 103 TUPE CONSULTATION BY INSOLVENT COMPANIES ................................................ 103 SUPREME COURT: METHODIST MINISTER IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE......................... 104 STRIKING OUT TRIBUNAL CLAIMS ............................................................................. 104 REDUNDANCY AND PARENTAL LEAVE...................................................................... 105 THE SUPREME COURT RULES ON THE MEANING OF ‘IN THE SAME EMPLOYMENT’.............................................................................................................. 105 LANDMARK EAT JUDGMENT DRAMATICALLY CHANGES PROCESS FOR CROSS- SITE REDUNDANCIES .................................................................................................. 106 CARRYING OVER OF ADDITIONAL HOLIDAY LEAVE WHILST ON SICK LEAVE....... 107 ALEMO-HERRON V PARKWOOD LEISURE LTD ......................................................... 107 SETTLEMENT DOES NOT REQUIRE FORMAL CONTRACT ....................................... 108 DEATH IN SERVICE BENEFIT PAYABLE EVEN THOUGH EMPLOYEE DISMISSED.. 108 CALCULATING HOLIDAY PAY ENTITLEMENT ............................................................ 109 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION – LIABILITY OF NEW EMPLOYER............................ 110 REPRESENTATION AT DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS .................................................... 111 Volunteer worker at commercial company still qualifies for National Minimum Wage...... 111 TUPE: Service Provision Changeover ............................................................................ 112 Does a finding of gross misconduct make dismissal automatically fair?.......................... 113 CJEU – Maternity and Paternity Leave ........................................................................... 114 Redundancy and suitable alternative employment .......................................................... 114 Calculation of week's pay for compensatory award......................................................... 115 Is an intended mother in a surrogacy arrangement entitled to maternity leave?.............. 115 Permanent health insurance benefits and age discrimination ......................................... 116 TUPE: service provision changeover .............................................................................. 116 Reasonable adjustments and paying for medical treatment ............................................ 117 Employment Status......................................................................................................... 117 Constructive Dismissal: The Correct Test ....................................................................... 118 Unfair Dismissal: Redundancy and reorganisation.......................................................... 118 Court rules against employee who poached fellow employees for a competitor company119 Employee bonuses: avoidance scheme involving Restricted Securities.......................... 119 Surrogacy and maternity leave entitlement: UK say yes - Ireland say no ........................ 119 Disability discrimination - reasonable adjustments.......................................................... 120 Courts decide when employees on short time working should get guarantee payments . 121 Reasonable adjustments can include private psychiatric counselling.............................. 122 Extension of Time - Unfair Dismissal .............................................................................. 123 Repayment Clause: Unenforceable Penalty?.................................................................. 123 National minimum wage for sleepovers .......................................................................... 124 TUPE liability .................................................................................................................. 124 Court finds HMRC entitled to tax under dispute where taxpayer left it to HMRC to calculate the tax.............................................................................................................. 125 Employment status when providing services through a limited company ........................ 126 Dismissal: Telling the Employee ..................................................................................... 127 Unfair Dismissal: Ill-Health Absence ............................................................................... 127 First Tier Tribunal Judges loans to be income from employment .................................... 128 CJEU ruling: Holiday pay must include commission........................................................ 128 Disability Discrimination: Knowledge of Disability ........................................................... 129 Employment Status: Workers ......................................................................................... 129 Discrimination: Dismissal after end of maternity period................................................... 130 European court ruling: Receiving surrogate mother not entitled to maternity leave ......... 130 Equal Pay ....................................................................................................................... 131 Implied Terms and Redundancy Payments .................................................................... 131

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