July 2011 Update

There have been some interesting cases and developments over the past few weeks, which we have summarised below – if you have any queries on these or any other issues, please contact the GQ team on 0203 375 0330 or at gq@gqemploymentlaw.com.

Parkwood Leisure v Alemo-Herron

This is an interesting TUPE case to watch. Read more...

Pressure Coolers Ltd v Molloy and others

Employment liabilities when an insolvent business is transferred. Read more...

Waiver of legal privilege

D (a child) serves as a usual reminder of the ramifications of waiver of legal privilege. Read more...

Collective redundancy

A couple of cases involving collective redundancy situations and the EAT's decisions. Read more...

Lancaster v TBWA Manchester

In Lancaster v TBWA Manchester the EAT upheld a Tribunal’s decision that an employer did not breach its duty to make reasonable adjustments by refusing to replace subjective redundancy selection criteria with objective redundancy selection criteria. Read more...

Publicis Consultants UK Ltd v O’Farrell

The EAT has held that where an employee was informed in her dismissal letter that she would receive an ex gratia payment equivalent to three months’ salary, this payment was truly an ex gratia payment. Read more...

Other Developments - July 2011

Here are some other developments which have happened over the last month. Read more...