Chapter 8. Employment Law

Summary

This chapter contains section titled:

• Introduction

• The contract of employment

• Contractual sick pay

• Statutory sick pay (SSP)

• Proof of sickness

• The control of absenteeism

• Notification to the employer

• The employer's right to suspend

• Medical suspension

• Changes in contractual terms

• Transfer of undertakings

• The right to dismiss

• The concept of dismissal

• The reason for the dismissal

• Dismissal for incompetence

• Ill-health dismissals

• Medical reports

• ‘No illness’ agreements

• Disabled workers

• Dismissal for misconduct

• Ill-health and misconduct

• Selection for redundancy

• Contravention of a statute

• Some other substantial reason for dismissal

• The importance of procedure

• The right to refuse to work in unsafe conditions

• Whistleblowers

• Time off for trade union activities

• Working Time Regulations