A recent case has reminded employers that when they are communicating a decision to dismiss an employee for gross misconduct without notice, the best course of action is to inform them of that decision in a face-to-face meeting and hand them a letter confirming the decision there and then. If an employer has to communicate […]
The Court of Appeal has decided that Mr Tilson, who was employed by an umbrella company and provided services via an agency to the end hirer (Alstom), was not an employee of Alstom. Mr Tilson was trying to bring a claim of unfair dismissal against Alstom. This case is particularly interesting because there were elements […]
Referring to the publication by the Department of BIS on 25th November of its Employment Agency Standards (EAS) 2009-2010 Annual Report the Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC) pointed to the largely positive results. Although the number of complaints is up by 9%, the report nevertheless shows an improving position. The number of inspections in high […]
