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 Pregnant employee cannot be dismissed – even during probation!?
On the 3rd of October, 2008, the Court of Appeal confirmed the first decision of the Industrial Tribunal, in the case of Anabelle Cumbo vs Float Glass Ltd where the employee alleged that she was dismissed because she was pregnant.
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Industrial Tribunal Awards 41,696 Euro to dismissed employee
By means of award number 1873, the Industrial Tribunal issued the highest award ever recorded to an employee who was dismissed by the Water Services Corporation. The decision that was published on the 22nd September 2008 was issued after an employee claimed that he was dismissed unfairly after he was terminated for having attempted to defraud the company. The company found out that over a span of time, the employee had asked for reimbursement for an extra Lm 18.25 over what he really had spent on newspapers, which he used to purchase as part of his job.
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A safe working environment – is the sky the limit?
A recent case in the Court of Appeal brought to light the ‘responsibility’ of employers to provide employees with a safe working environment, keeping in mind that sometimes going the extra mile may still not prevent certain events from occurring.
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Court of Appeal confirms that the Transfers of Undertaking Principles apply to outsourcing of services
In a decision dated the 30th April 2008 in the names of Maria Norma Abela vs Pater Holding Company Limited, U.C.I.M. Co. Ltd, and Clentec Cleaning Services Limited the Court of Appeal dealt with a case concerning the outsourcing of cleaning services where UCIM outsourced its cleaning services to a contractor.
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