A request under Article 15 of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) entitling a data subject to copies of his or her personal information. In employment disputes this is a useful tool by which an employee may see confidential information held in his or her personnel file as well as other personal information held by their […]
The summing up and legal argument that each side will present to summarise their case at the end of the ET submissions. See also “Final submissions”.
Where the amount of costs to be paid is decided at the hearing.
This occurs when an employee’s conduct is sufficiently serious to justify immediate termination of the employment contract without notice. The employee’s conduct must amount to “gross misconduct”. The worker is not entitled to either notice or pay in lieu of notice when summarily dismissed. Some employers breach the law in summarily dismissing employees where this […]
The highest court in the land, formerly known as the House of Lords. Where European law is involved rulings from the European Court of Justice must be followed by the Supreme Court.