Dr Eva Michalak took maternity leave after her appointment as a consultant physician at Pontefract General Infirmary in April 2002. After returning to work, Dr Michalak was the subject of sustained criticism and complaints, as well as allegations that she had bullied junior doctors.
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A recent EAT decision in Dundee City Council v Sharp, has confirmed that an employee’s length of service is irrelevant when considering whether an employer has acted reasonably in dismissing an employee on long term sick leave. The EAT also confirmed that the ET was incorrect in finding that there should be a higher duty of investigation in dismissals that involve an employee’s ill health. The EAT found that fairness of procedure was no more important in these cases than it is in others.
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The Pensions Act 2011 came into force on 4 November 2011 introducing amendments to the Pensions Act 2008 and implementing long-awaited pension reforms. 
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With its publication of its response to the consultation on ‘Resolving Workplace Disputes’, the Government has now set its agenda for reforming the Employment Tribunal system. 
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The Supreme Court has recently handed down its judgment regarding the appeals in the two cases of Edwards v Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust and Botham v Ministry of Defence [2011]. 
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The Scottish EAT in Camelot Group Plc v Hogg has slapped down the suggestion that an employer has to disclose redeployment job interview notes as part of a redundancy exercise.
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In the case of Pannu and others v Geo W King Ltd and others the Claimants worked on the X83 axle assembly line at the factory premises of the First Respondent, Geo W King Ltd (“GWK”), until their dismissal by GWK on 30 April 2009.  On that date all production at the factory finished – GWK had gone into liquidation.
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In September 2011 the Ministry of Justice published information on Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal activity between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2011.
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