HR Focus - June 2011

Welcome to this month’s edition of HR Focus

June traditionally heralds the start of the summer holiday season, but there is no let up in Weightmans’ Employment Team.  It’s business as usual!

Please contact askemployment@weightmans.com or ring Laura Kearsley, Editor on 0121 200 3480 if you have any queries, feedback on the newsletter or questions for our Q&A section.

In this month’s edition:

Morgan v The Welsh Rugby Union 2011

Gemma Sowerby, Solicitor in the Manchester office considers the implications for employers of the case of Morgan v WRU, when selecting for an alternative role.

Collective Consultation

Jessica Baden-Daintree, Associate in the London office considers the latest case law on employee representative elections in collective consultation and when a protective award becomes payable for all affected employees.

Q&A

And finally, in our Q&A section, Victoria Duddles, Associate in the HR Rely team looks at when employees have the right to ask for time off for training and the employer's obligations in response to that request. 

This update does not attempt to provide a full analysis of those matters with which it deals and is provided for general information purposes only and is not intended to constitute legal advice and should not be treated as a substitute for legal advice. Weightmans LLP accepts no responsibility for any loss that may arise from reliance on the information in this update. The copyright in this update is owned by Weightmans.