Shop steward not selected on trade union grounds
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A UK union official's dismissal was upheld by the Court of Appeals, who ruled that he was not unfairly selected or improperly dismissed. Although an industrial tribunal had found the dismissal to be procedurally unfair, the court determined that the official had not been selected because of his union activities. The employee had worked in a less skilled post than his employment contract required, and the court found no other employees in similar positions who were retained.
Publication Name: Industrial Relations Law Bulletin
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0969-3637
Year: 1995
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"Redundancy" payment reduces basic award only if employee was in fact redundant
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A 1995 Court of Appeal ruling holds industrial tribunals may not deduct ex gratia payments to unfairly dismissed employees from their basic awards except in instances of dismissal for redundancy. Unfairly dismissed employees are not to receive basic awards after receiving redundancy pay or payments referable to basic awards otherwise automatically due. Such ex gratia payments do not include basic awards and cannot be offset against any compensatory awards.
Publication Name: Industrial Relations Law Bulletin
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0969-3637
Year: 1995
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Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings Regulations 1995
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The UK Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings Regulations 1995 mandate additional employers' obligations in notifying workers concerning business transfers and redundancies of groups of 20 or more employees. Employers are required to consult employee representatives about such changes with these discussions aimed at reducing the number of dismissals. The regulations also provide protections for the employee representatives.
Publication Name: Industrial Relations Law Bulletin
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0969-3637
Year: 1995
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