Issue 760

Bereavement rights at work

The independent advisory service, Acas, has issued advice for employers on how to handle a situation where someone close to one of their employees has died.

Contractual consideration

Although tribunals have to consider a lot of issues when deciding if a dismissal was fair, they do not always have to include the agreement binding the parties.

Lawful mandatory vaccination

A tribunal has held that, in the specific circumstances of the case, it was reasonable for an employer to dismiss his employee for refusing to be inoculated.