The decision of the Supreme Court in the case Braganza -v- BP Shipping and another concerns the difficult topic of entitlement to death benefits in the event that an employer considers that an employee has committed suicide. It is well known that life insurance policies often include “suicide clauses”, sometimes applying an exclusion for a…
It is a central maxim of international jurisprudence that, other than in the most exceptional circumstances, a judgment or order should not be made if it cannot be complied with by the person against whom it is made. This is why, for example, individuals who may owe thousands of pounds are often ordered to make…
While we have employment tribunal fees one of the practical issues which has undoubtedly presented problems has been the procedure for applying for fee remissions. Back in July 2013 I highlighted the problems that have beset the fee remission procedure in the county courts and wondered whether the same problems would arise in employment tribunals.…
According to the bookies (at the time of writing) Ed Miliband is an average 4/6 (i.e. odds on) to become the next Prime Minister. (For those who are interested David Cameron is 11/10 against and it’s any price the rest.) Bookies are rarely wrong in such matters. After a lot of fairly non-committal talk about…
The words “work related stress” strike fear into the hearts of many employers. There is a widely held perception that all an employee needs to do is raise the complaint or go off sick with a note referring to “work related” stress or anxiety for the employer to be in a whole world of trouble.…