week 1-EMPLOYMENT LAW INTRO SESSION (4).ppt

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∗ The infuence o European Union

memberhip∗ The Coa!i"ion a""i"u#e "o Emp!o$men" La%

∗ The contract of employment

A brie o&er&ie% o "he "opicco&ere# in "hi !ec"ure



∗ De"erminin' %hen uch a con"rac" e(i" or)

"o pu" i" ano"her %a$) distinguishingbetween an employee and anindependent contractor*

∗ E(aminin' "he content of the contract o

emp!o$men" b$ !oo+in' a" "he uua!express terms) a %e!! a "he impliedterms.

The Con"rac" o

Emp!o$men"



"erm in %ri"in' in "he con"rac"e' ra"e o pa$) ho!i#a$) %or+in'hour) ic+ pa$) #icip!ine an#'rie&ance proce) no"ice perio#,

In Emp!o$ee Ri'h" Ac" -.//01, Thi i a +e$ #ocumen" i EL) e"ou" man$ "a"u"e,

E(pre Term



∗ .1 Tru" an# con2#ence -See A+h"ar cae1

∗ 31 No" "o arbi"rari!$) capriciou!$) or ine4ui"ab!$ -See5ar#iner Cae1

∗ 61 5oo# ai"h an# 2#e!i"$ -See 7accen#a Chic+en Cae1

∗ 81 No" "o #ic!oe "ra#e ecre" or inorma"ion -See 7accen#a

Chic+en Cae1

∗

91 To obe$ reaonab!e an# !a%u! or#er -See Re#bri#'eCae1

∗ 01 To pro&i#e a compe"en" %or+orce -See :u#on Cae1

∗ ;1 To pro&i#e a ae %or+in' en&ironmen" -Du"$ o Care o&er

emp!o$ee1

Uni&era! Imp!ie# "erm



∗ Permanen" con"rac" -u!! or par"<"ime1

∗ =ero :our con"rac"

∗ 7i(e# "erm con"rac"

T$pe o Con"rac"



∗ The baic ru!e on con"rac"ua! &aria"ion -"ha"

i" mu" be conenua!1*

∗ Nee# "o conu!" an# 'au'e emp!o$eereac"ion, I "he$ a'ree "he chan'e) "hen O>"o procee#,

∗ Uni!a"era! con"rac" &aria"ion ma$ !ea# "ocon"ruc"i&e #imia! an# ?reach oCon"rac" c!aim,

@ARIATION O7 T:E CONTRACT O7EMPLOYMENT



∗ The imp!ie# ob!i'a"ion o delity "he

e("en" "o %hich emp!o$ee are e(pec"e# "orepec" "he con2#ence o "heir emp!o$eran# "he e("en" "o %hich "he cour" %i!! 'o "oupho!# "ha" #u"$*

∗ Restrictive covenants, I i" poib!e oremp!o$er "o bui!# pro"ec"ion a'ain" -%ha""he$ re'ar# a1 unair compe"i"ion) in"o "hecon"rac"B

An e(amp!e o an imp!ie#ob!i'a"ion an# a con"rac"ua!

#e&ice



∗ There are a number o %a$ in %hich an

emp!o$men" con"rac" can come "o an en#,∗ The ob&iou one are %here "he employee

resigns or %here "he employer dismisses "he emp!o$ee,

∗ Can $ou "hin+ o an$ o"her %a$ in %hich anemp!o$men" con"rac" can come "o an en#B

Termina"ion o "he Con"rac" oEmp!o$men"



∗ There are 6 %a$ in %hich a #imia! can

occur -a !ai# #o%n in "he Emp!o$men"Ri'h" Ac" .//0 /91, The$ are

∗ Emp!o$er "ermina"e "he con"rac"

∗ Con"ruc"i&e #imia!

∗ Non<rene%a! o a 7i(e# Term Con"rac"

DISMISSAL







∗ There are 2&e "$pe -or Fhea#G1 o Unair

Dimia!∗ .1, Con#uc"

∗ 31, Re#un#anc$

∗ 61, Capabi!i"$

∗ 81, S"a"u"or$ re"ric"ion∗ 91, Some O"her Sub"an"ia! Reaon -SOSR1

Unair Dimia! -con"inue#1



∗ Con#uc" i "he broa#e" o a!! unair #imia!

Fhea#G) bu" "here i no "a"u"or$ #e2ni"ion,∗ OHence "ha" con"i"u"e micon#uc" inc!u#e∗ @io!ence "hrea"enin' beha&iour*∗ The" rau#∗ Un#er "he infuence o #ru' or a!coho!

∗ Miue o IT compu"er aci!i"ie∗ Seriou micon#uc" i #eeme# "o be 5ro

Micon#uc" an# carrie a pena!"$ o ummar$#imia! -ie no"ice pa$ i !o"1,

Con#uc"



∗ C!oure o a buine

∗ C!oure o "he emp!o$ee %or+p!ace

∗ A #iminihin' nee# or emp!o$ee "o carr$ ou""he a&ai!ab!e %or+,

∗ N?, Emp!o$er or'e" "ha" emp!o$ee can bema#e re#un#an" b$ reaon o ecienc$) %i"hou""he nee# "o ub"an"ia"e) or e(amp!e) a!!in'a!e,

Re#un#anc$





∗ I" i #eeme# !a%u! or an emp!o$er "o

#imi i con"inue# emp!o$men" %ou!#con"ra&ene a "a"u"or$ re4uiremen" or !a%,

∗ 7or e(amp!e) i a #ri&er !oe hi #ri&in'!icene) or an emp!o$ee %or+in' @ISA

e(pire,

S"a"u"or$ Re"ric"ion



∗ Thi i "he Fca"ch a!!G unair #imia!

ca"e'or$*∗ Common!$ ue# or emp!o$ee in prion -ee

>in'"on cae1

∗ Con2#en"ia!i"$ iue -See RS Componen"

Cae1∗ Can be ue# or Fperona!i"$ c!aheG -See Tre'ono%an Cae1

Some O"her Sub"an"ia!Reaon -SOSR1



∗ 7or a Con"ruc"i&e Dimia! c!aim) "he

emp!o$ee mu" rei'n,∗ The rei'na"ion mu" be #ue "o a repu#ia"or$

breach o con"rac"*

∗ Such a breach can be a cumu!a"i&e eHec" F

"he "ra% "ha" bro+e "he came! bac+G* or onemaJor e&en",

∗ The "hreho!# a" Tribuna! i hi'h an# "he onui on "he emp!o$ee "o ho% "he breach,

Con"ruc"i&e Dimia!



∗ Thi ri'h" pro"ec" "he in"ere" o emp!o$ee

%hen one buine -or Fun#er"a+in'G1 i bein'o!# or o"her%ie "ranerre# "o ano"her,Pro&i#e# a!! "he con#i"ion are in p!ace) "he"raneree or'ania"ion %i!! ha&e ob!i'a"ion"o%ar# "he emp!o$ee o "he "raneror)%he"her or no" "he$ are bein' +ep" on*

∗ The Traner o Un#er"a+in' -Pro"ec"ion oEmp!o$men"1 Re'u!a"ion 30 i "here!e&an" "a"u"e an# "here i a !o" o cae !a%

Traner o Un#er"a+in'-Pro"ec"ion o Emp!o$men"1 30



∗ The EKUALITY ACT 3. came in"o orce in

Oc"ober 3. -a!"hou'h ome par" o "he Ac"%ere #e!a$e# un"i! a !a"er #a"e) uch a "heri'h" "o c!aim #ua! #icrimina"ion) %hich %ache#u!e# "o "a+e eHec" b$ Apri! 3..1

∗

I" i "o be %e!come#) a a!! "$pe o#icrimina"ion %i!! be #ea!" %i"h un#er oneource an# e&era! %or"h%hi!e chan'e ha&ebeen ma#e

EKUALITY AT T:E WOR>PLACE



∗ Se( Dicrimina"ion

∗ Race

∗ Re!i'ion ?e!ie

∗ Diabi!i"$

∗

A'e∗ Se(ua! Orien"a"ion

∗ Dicrimina"ion b$ Aocia"ion

T$pe o Dicrimina"ion



∗ A raft of ‘family-friendly’ legislationcame in to force in the late 1!’s" from#$ %irectives. &hey include'

∗ (aternity )eave

∗ *aternity )eave

∗ *arental )eave

∗ +lexible wor,ing

∗ &ime o for dependants

7ami!$ 7rien#!$ Le'i!a"ion



∗ Par" o "he WTR i :S Re'u!a"ion) Par" i

co&ere# b$ EL,∗ Annua! ho!i#a$) U> "hi i 3 #a$ p!u

ban+ ho!i#a$,

∗ Re" brea+) e' 3 min or a i( hour hi",

∗ .. hour in an$ 38 hour perio#,

∗ In"ere"in' cae !a% or Fon ca!! %or+erG

∗ 8 hour op" ou"

Wor+in' Time Re'u!a"ion



∗ 5oo# Prac"ice 5ui#e!ine pro&i#e# b$ ACAS

∗ S"an#ar# proce i 2r" %ri""en %arnin')o!!o%e# b$ econ#) 2na!) "hen #imia!,

∗ To mo&e on"o ne(" !e&e! o %arnin') "heremu" be F!in+a'eG ie "he oHence mu" be

un#er "he ame Fhea#G,∗ .") 3n# %arnin' "a$ ac"i&e or 0 mon"h)

7ina! %arnin' or .3 mon"h,

Dicip!inar$ Proce





∗ The 5rie&ance proce i a&ai!ab!e "o emp!o$ee

a a mean "o ee+ rec"i2ca"ion "o an$ prob!em,∗ I" i no" a bar "o 2!in' a Tribuna! C!aim i a

5rie&ance i no" 2!e#,

∗ No"e "ha" i" i an inerre# "erm "ha" an emp!o$ermu" promp"!$ ho!# a 5rie&ance hearin'.

∗ ?e careu! o %ha" con"i"u"e a 5rie&ance, Anemp!o$ee #oe no" nee# "o peci2ca!!$ re4ue" a5rie&ance :earin'* a !e""er o concern ma$ #eem"he emp!o$er !iab!e "o ho!# "he 5rie&ance,

5rie&ance Proce



∗ I a 5rie&ance i raie# #urin' a Dicip!inar$

proce) "he emp!o$er %ou!# norma!!$ reee"he Dicip!inar$ pen#in' 5rie&ance ou"come,

∗ Simi!ar "o "he Dicip!inar$ proce) "heemp!o$ee ha "he ri'h" "o be accompanie#)

no"e hou!# be "a+en) an# an Appea! hou!#be a&ai!ab!e,

5rie&ance Proce-Con"inue#1

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