EMPLOYER LIABILITY :
EMPLOYER LIABILITY Health and Safety in the workplace
Training should be given to new employees
Vicarious liability
liable for injury to employees
Law and policy
employed to benefit the employer
GENERAL BENEFITS :
GENERAL BENEFITS Sick Pay
no implied term in the contract of service that entitles the employee to sick pay
Mears v Safecar Security (1982)
no legal obligation to pay from own funds
Social Security and Benefits Act 1992
related law may be found here
MATERNITY/PATERNITY :
MATERNITY/PATERNITY Maternity Pay
statutory right
recent changes detailed in Work and Families Act 2006
Parental Leave
fathers allowed leave without pay
DISPUTE RESOLUTION :
DISPUTE RESOLUTION Unfair Dismissal
Various grounds
Employment tribunal
case must be brought within three months of event
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