All Questions
Tagged with united-kingdom employment
130
questions
1
vote
2
answers
119
views
Legal status of employment benefits that are not specifically mentioned in an employment contract
What is the status of employment benefits, where the details of these benefits are given via a "benefits guide" (and "offer letter") prior to signing the contract, but where these ...
- 183
8
votes
1
answer
4k
views
Is it legal to dismiss an employee for resigning?
Let's say I work as an employee at a company, and have a contract that states I must give a minimum of 1 month's notice in writing to resign.
In trying to be fair to my employer, and to give them ...
- 89
4
votes
2
answers
6k
views
In the UK can someone be fired for job hunting
In the UK: Assuming that no job hunting or application has been done during work hours, can I be fired for openly job hunting out of hours?
What if I advertise my availability on a site like LinkedIn?
- 513
1
vote
2
answers
276
views
Can a lawyer charge me before providing advice
Context: I am employed in the UK.
Back in mid-July, I was prospecting for a lawyer to advise me on a new contract my employer wanted me to sign. One of the solicitors who replied to my email asked ...
- 21
3
votes
2
answers
326
views
Do UK government ministers have any redress under employment law when they are 'reshuffled' out of a job?
There has recently been a 'cabinet reshuffle' in the UK. A number of ministers have been removed from their posts and have seen a change in their status and salaries. Are these changes covered by ...
- 324
3
votes
0
answers
131
views
Are gender-quotas lawful for academic funding bodies in the UK?
Background
I am an academic, working in an interdisciplinary field. The UK's National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is a United Kingdom government agency which funds research into health and ...
- 98
1
vote
1
answer
172
views
UK employment contract - private work outside of contracted hours
OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT AND ACTIVITIES
During the period of your employment you shall devote the whole of your time and attention
during ordinary business hours to your duties with the Company and shall ...
- 705
4
votes
1
answer
103
views
Can my employer ask me to return sick pay if I claim loss of earnings?
I have been employed by the same employer for a number of years, and they have recently provided a revised 'terms of employment' document which includes the following new paragraph
It is a ...
3
votes
1
answer
124
views
Can an employee in the UK (England) be imposed a contractual duty to subject themselves to marijuana tests?
Bob, a citizen of the UK, is a white collar employee of a UK construction company. They never engage in hazardous work or work that is, within the scope of its risk, can endanger others.
Can the ...
- 3,934
-2
votes
1
answer
61
views
Cost of reallocation on changing employer
An employee joined a job 2 years ago. Initially, the employer paid him for re-allocation fees as stated in the contract. The contract also states that
"Under our relocation policy, leavers with ...
- 99
2
votes
1
answer
304
views
Confused about Intellectual Property Rights
I have applied for a job as a software developer in the UK and have been sent back a contract which has the following wordage:
You agree that all rights to all material created in the course of
your ...
- 123
2
votes
1
answer
150
views
Disclosure obligations to employers: UK full-time salaried employee intending to take up additional paid employment 20% with a non-competing business
I recently started working full-time (i.e. approx 37.5 to 40 hours/week) in the UK as a permanent employee of a UK-based private organisation, with monthly salary paid through BACS to my UK bank ...
- 31
1
vote
1
answer
83
views
UK Copyright and IPR in the course of employment: Employee vs Worker
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/11:
2)Where a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work or a
film, is made by an employee in the course of his employment, his
employer is the ...
- 111
-1
votes
1
answer
133
views
How can my employer require me to work "bank" shifts [closed]
The NHS in the UK requires all of its medical staff to commit any hours available you have to do additional work to the NHS as a priority before taking on another role.
Essentially this means that if ...
- 101
3
votes
3
answers
237
views
Can a UK employer legally require someone to stay home if they pose a significant risk of harm to others?
I'm thinking of this in the context of the current debate about coronavirus vaccine certificates, but I think the question is wider and I don't want to limit it to just that.
Suppose an existing long ...
- 3,189