The EU’s leading lawyer has stated that workers are entitled to claim unpaid holiday entitlement even after they have left their employment. Advocate General Tanchev said: “In circumstances where an employer has not provided a worker with paid leave, the right to paid leave carries over until he has the opportunity to exercise it and
The retail giant Argos has failed to get a court order restraining the Unite union from calling strike action in a dispute over staff relocation. The issue arose after Argos announced that there would be a TUPE transfer of one of its distribution centres to another company. The employees affected had a clause in their
Overtime worked by ambulance staff during an emergency or when they can’t avoid it the end of a shift should be included in their holiday pay calculation. However, voluntary overtime agreed in advance doesn’t have to be included. That was the decision of the Employment Tribunal in case involving East of England Ambulance Trust. Staff
A slaughterhouse worker with 40 years’ experience who was sacked for a “21-second oversight” has won his claim of unfair dismissal. Brian Christie had worked for the meat processing company McIntosh Donald for 42 years and reached the position of supervisor. He was dismissed following an incident that occurred while an audit of the company
Jaguar Land Rover has been ordered to pay £19,000 compensation to a black employee who was subjected to racist slurs by staff and management. Mr Paul Hoyte claimed he had regularly suffered abuse and harassment because of his race and disabilities. The Employment Tribunal was told that Mr Hoyte suffered from depression, anxiety and irritable
The issue of whether workers should be paid the National Minimum Wage when they’re on call or required to sleep on site has been addressed by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT). It said there was no definitive answer as each case would depend on its individual circumstances. However, it did highlight some of the factors
A landlord has lost a dispute with his local housing authority over the licensing of two of his properties that had been renovated without planning permission. The issue arose out of Part 3 of the Housing Act 2004, which provided for the selective licensing by local housing authorities of private-sector housing in particular areas. In
The High Court has overturned a major mistake made by directors that would have had serious consequences for their company and its shareholders. The problem arose because one of the directors had terminal cancer. The company was indebted to him for £600,000 and it was believed that upon his death, that amount would become immediately
The High Court has settled a dispute about how a minority shareholding in two companies should be valued in accordance with their articles of association. The two companies were owned by eight shareholders. The articles of both companies restricted the right of shareholders to sell their shares and granted pre-emption rights to other shareholders, giving
The High Court has outlined the legal principles involved when determining how much companies should pay if they infringe a patent when selling their products. The issue arose in a case involving a company that breached a patent covering the use of aluminium snap-in inserts to fix shelves and brackets to horizontally-slatted wall panels, enabling