Wrongful Termination in UK Law
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The Elective and Automatic Theories of Termination in the Common Law of the Contract of Employment: Conundrum Resolved?
If a party to an employment contract commits a repudiatory dismissal or resignation, it has long been unclear whether the other party has the option either to terminate or affirm the contract (the ...... ... By a majority, the Supreme Court held that the elective theory also applies in the context of a wrongful repudiation of the employment contract by express dismissal or resignation. This note examines the significance of Geys in the context of the ... ...
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Settlement of Labour Disputes under Cameroonian Labour Law
... ... defines a contract of an unspecified duration as one whose termination is not fixed in advance and which may be terminated at any time at the ... from a series of causes or factors which may either be lawful or wrongful, 18 having due regard to the particular circumstance of each case. It ... ...
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ILO Standards and the Nigerian Law of Unfair Dismissal
... ... , a clear distinction needs to be drawn between dismissal and termination. Often, dismissal is confused with ‘termination’. The latter simply ... Whatever remedies that are available for wrongful termination is dependent on the contract of employment. The rights ... ...
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The Embiricos Principle and the Law of Anticipatory Breach
... ... On termination both parties are dis- charged from the obligation to perform ... were perfectly able to perform, since, generally, a wrongful termination gives rise to a claim for damages even if the ... ...
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The case for uniform ban-the-box laws
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to assess the public policy benefits of ban-the-box laws, the administrative burden for employers created by disparate approaches to these laws among various s...... ... and health violations, discrimination, retaliation,harassment, wrongful discharge and other concerns related to employment. Bob ... variety of employment law claims,such as retaliation, wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment and wage and hourissues, as well as general ... ...
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AIDS and Employment: Diagnosis and Prognosis
The issue of AIDS/HIV is currently a concern of many employing organizations. Considers the contextual factors which surround AIDS as a workplace issue in terms of legislation, state policy, and tr...... ... able to work is likely to lead to litigation on the grounds of wrongful termination. It is suggested that HIV sufferers should be treated as ... ...
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Social psychological dynamics of hostage negotiation: forensic psychology, suicide intervention, police intelligence/counterintelligence, and tactical entry
Purpose: – The purpose of this paper is to review several major components of hostage negotiation including: the different types of hostage situations; the prediction of the behavioral patterns of ...... ... feud, or retaliating against adisliked co-worker for claims of wrongful termination (Knowles, 2014a; Curry, 2001; Vecchi et al.,2004). As a ... ...
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Douglas Brodie, THE CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT Edinburgh: Thomson/W Green (www.wgreen.co.uk), Scottish Universities Law Institute, 2008. xxxix + 270 pp. ISBN 9780414017221. £125.
... ... and variation of the contract, implied terms, damages, and termination by reason of material breach or wrongful dismissal. It does not deal, ... ...
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Discrimination on the basis of HIV status
HIV/AIDS remains a significant public health challenge in Nigeria, with over three million persons living with the condition. Throughout the history of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, persons living with the ...... ... It also assures freedom from unlawful termination for persons living with HIVwho are already employed. All corporate ... It granted all theorders prayed by the plaintiff in regards wrongful termination, lack of informedconsent and damages.The case is exciting, ... ...
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What Exactly is Fair and Just?
... ... foreseeable and not simply the direct consequence of the wrongful act, reflected “the common conscience of mankind.” ... 12 Golden ... into account the fact that some 14 months after the wrongful termination of the charter, war between the US/UK and Iraq did indeed break out. They ... ...
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