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Asleep at Work

In the case of Ajayi and another v Aitch Care Homes (London) Limited UKEAT/0464/11, the Employment Appeal Tribunal considered whether sleeping at work amounted to a “refusal” to give up an entitlement to a rest break.
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Redundancy: Suitable Alternative Employment

The Employment Appeal Tribunal confirms in Samsung Electronics (UK) v Monte-D’Cruz that employers can take into account subjective criteria when deciding whether an employee at risk of redundancy is suitable for an alternative role. 
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Hawkins v Atex Group Ltd and others

Marital discrimination: the distinction between marriage and marriage to a particular person explained by the President of the EAT. 
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Employees’ Relocation Amounts to Dismissal

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether relocating bus drivers to a different base depot was a substantial change in working conditions for the purpose of regulation 4(9) of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (“TUPE”).  
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Quote from Jo Keddie in Bloomberg, Financial News, Reuters and City AM regarding Commerzbank bonuses


Jo Keddie quoted in Bloomberg's Business Week in relation to MF Global UK bonuses

 
BCC calls for further changes to tribunal fees system




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