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Implied term prevented employer dismissing employee on long-term disability benefits
06 Dec 2018
In Awan v ICTS UK Ltd (UKEAT/0087/18), the Employment Appeal Tribunal had to decide whether dismissing a disabled employee who was on long-term disability benefits was in breach of an implied contractual term.
When will an employer be assumed to know that an employee is disabled?
22 Feb 2018
If an employee is disabled, an employer has a duty to make reasonable adjustments for them, under the provisions of the Equality Act 2010. That duty only arises if the employer either knows, or could reasonably be expected to know (para 20 Schedule 8 EqA) that the individual has a disability, and is "likely to be placed at a disadvantage" in comparison to someone who does not have a disability.
Court of Appeal considers substantial property transactions with a director in the context of a pension scheme
31 Jan 2017
The Court of Appeal in Granada Group Limited v The Law Debenture Pension Trust Corporation plc [2016] EWCA Civ 1289 provided clarification as to the interpretation of the provisions dealing with the acquisition from or disposal to a company of a non-cash asset by a director in section 320 of the Companies Act 1985 (CA 1985), substantially re-enacted in section 190 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006).
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