UK: New Pensions Minister Confirmed / Regulator Issues Daily Fines Over Auto-Enrolment

Pensions have been in the news again this week, following the replacement of the UK’s longest serving Pensions Minister, Steve Webb, with the equally respected pensions campaigner and industry expert, Ros Altmann. Altmann’s appointment has been welcomed by the industry, and she has already made some encouraging remarks about carrying on Webb’s good work in ensuring that there are good quality workplace pension schemes available throughout the UK.

The impact of the General Election, however, […]

By | May 18th, 2015 ||

Do employers have an obligation to redeploy redundant workers to a related entity?

The Fair Work Commission has recently revisited the extent of an employer’s obligation to redeploy its workers to an associated entity in the context of determining whether the dismissal constitutes a “genuine redundancy”. Where a dismissal is by reason of a genuine redundancy, the employee is exempt from bringing an unfair dismissal claim against the employer. The redeployment of redundant workers is part of what needs to be considered to fall within the exemption.

In […]

By | May 18th, 2015 ||

Canada: The Latest From The Court Of Appeal On Constructive Dismissal

Morgan v. Vitran Express Canada Inc.  provides a useful reminder as to the state of the law on constructive dismissal in Ontario.

Vitran employed Morgan as a dock supervisor for almost 25 years.  In that capacity, Morgan had supervised 22 men on a dock, sharing that responsibility with other dock supervisors. Vitran then changed his job to “freight analyst”, a position created specifically for him, which was described by the trial judge as a job […]

By | May 15th, 2015 ||