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One principal reason for dismissal should have been identified in COVID-19 health and safety case

Adrian Fryer

Adrian Fryer

The law protects employees from unfair dismissal on health and safety grounds. If an employee, in circumstances of danger which he reasonably believed to be serious and imminent, proposed to take steps to protect himself from the danger and was dismissed as a result, he will have been automatically unfairly dismissed under section 100(1)(e) Employment Rights Act 1996.

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An employee cannot bring a claim of whistleblowing detriment against his employer where the act of detriment relied upon is dismissal

Adrian Fryer

Adrian Fryer

There are two claims which can be brought by employees associated with whistleblowing. The first is a claim of detriment. Employees can claim against their employer (and a wider category of individuals including colleagues) for unfavourable treatment on grounds of whistleblowing. This is a detriment claim. Employees can also bring a claim against their employer for automatic unfair dismissal where they claim that the main reason for their dismissal is whistleblowing.

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New holiday rules for part-year and irregular hours workers begin to take effect from 1st April 2024

Adrian Fryer

Adrian Fryer

The government has created an entirely new system of holiday accrual and holiday pay for part-year workers and irregular hours workers. For holiday years beginning on or after 1st April 2024, their holiday rights will no longer come from Regulation 13 and Regulation 13A Working Time Regulations 1998 as with all other workers. Their rights will be set out in Regulation 15B Working Time Regulations 1998.

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Agency workers

Adrian Fryer

Adrian Fryer

Agency workers are different from employees and workers. They have a contract with an agency. The agency provides their services to a hirer. Typically, there is no direct relationship between the agency worker and the hirer.

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Charlotte Mills

Partner 

Charlotte qualified as a solicitor in 2006, and joined Bermans in March 2024 as a Partner in our Corporate team based in Manchester.

 

 

Her main areas of work focus on:

  • Corporate Transactions including the sale and purchase of businesses.
  • Drafting and negotiating contracts between business owners and between businesses and their investors such as Shareholders Agreements, Partnership Agreements and Joint Venture Agreements.
  • Corporate Restructures, for example share reclassifications, implementing holding company structures, buy-backs and capital reductions.

Charlotte quotes:

Quality client care is at the core of how I deliver my services. I aim to support clients by delivering a truly bespoke service. I get to know clients and their business and work with them to deliver an agreed plan. Legal knowledge and expertise isn’t the core of what I do, it’s the means by which I deliver the client’s goal.

Contact Charlotte:

E: charlotte.mills@bermans.co.uk
T: 0161 827 4614

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