Case Reports

Where a resignation has been clearly and unequivocally given, and the employer deems it to have been seriously meant, it is not necessary to allow it to be retracted to avoid an unfair dismissal claim.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board has been fined following the death of a hospital patient.

Interior Products Group Ltd, a manufacturing company, has been fined following an incident in which a worker suffered serious hand injuries.

The Supreme Court has upheld the Court of Appeal’s judgment that permanent staff who only work part of the year, such as term-time workers, should get a full 5.6 weeks of annual leave a year, with pay calculated over a 52-week average, rather than on a basis of 12.07%. The same principles apply to those on a zero-hours, variable hours or casual contract.

Where a particular work requirement triggers a mental impairment but that work requirement is not necessarily a day-to-day activity, if the employee is unable to return unless it is removed, does this mean they are disabled for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010?

A London primary school has been fined following an incident in which a child suffered serious burns.

Tata Steel Ltd has been fined following an incident in which a worker suffered serious injuries.

The Supreme Court has upheld the Court of Appeal's judgment that permanent staff who only work part of the year, such as term-time workers, should get a full 5.6 weeks of annual leave a year, with pay calculated over a 52-week average, rather than on a basis of 12.07%. The same principles apply to those on a zero-hours, variable hours or casual contract.

Statute reference: Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009; Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020.

When an employee has agreed to the mutual termination of their employment, an employer’s final confirmation letter stating “dismissal” will not change that agreement, so long as evidence shows that the employee freely consented and was fully informed about that termination.