Union Wins Landmark Legal Case

All Members, GMP Court Case

Union Wins Landmark Legal Case Well, we’ve done it again. In the most anticipated pension case in 30 years, the High Court has ruled today that the Lloyds Banking Group pension schemes must equalise guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs) for men and women.The outcome of...

Restrictive Covenants

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Restrictive Covenants The Problem This subject is undeniably dry and the implications for most people will not be obvious! Yet, whether they realise it or not, restrictive covenants are a major issue in the employment contracts of many of our members. I said in my...

Contract Checking

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Contract Checking The Problem Starting new jobs can be exciting if challenging and quite rightly most people approach them with enthusiasm and optimism. No one wants to put a damper on that but there are some realities that it’s worth thinking about before starting a...

Employment Tribunal Victory

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Employment Tribunal Victory The Union has won an important Employment Tribunal case for a member sacked by Lloyds Bank. Although the case involved Lloyds, all members should spend the time reading what happened because the case demonstrates very clearly how many...

Constructive Dismissal – What’s It All About?

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Constructive Dismissal – What’s It All About? The Concept Constructive dismissal is much misunderstood but, in simple terms, occurs where the action of an employer is so intolerable that the employee could not reasonably be expected to remain in its employ. In...

Unfair Dismissal – What It Is And What Do We Do

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Unfair Dismissal – What It Is And What Do We Do The Concept The idea behind the law is that dismissals should be fair and reasonable in all the circumstances. That sounds quite reasonable of course but in practice the whole system of enforcing fairness is beyond...

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