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Fundamental Employee Rights in Jersey

This note aims to set out in one place, in a clear and readily understandable way, the most important fundamental rights enjoyed by employees in Jersey under the Employment (Jersey)...

February 14, 2023 Read more

Employment Contracts – What to look out for

The contract of employment is the fundamental legal agreement between an employer and employee. The purpose of this note is to highlight some of the key provisions employers and employees...

February 08, 2023 Read more

Duties of Employers to Employees

Employers owe their employees various duties. Most of them are fairly obvious (such as payment of salary) but it may not even occur to some employers that additional duties are...

December 23, 2022 Read more

Menopause in the Workplace – Discrimination & The Law

There is an increasing acceptance of the need for employers to increase awareness and offer support for employees experiencing the menopause. The Government of Jersey, which is the Island’s biggest...

July 06, 2022 Read more

Domestic Abuse: Implications for Employers

On 10th March 2022 a Proposition was lodged in the States to introduce a statutory offence of domestic abuse. The proposed Domestic Abuse (Jersey) Law (the Draft Law) is due...

April 14, 2022 Read more

Compromise Agreements Explained

What are Compromise Agreements? A Compromise Agreement (sometimes called a Settlement Agreement) is a legally binding agreement between an employer and an employee which sets out the terms upon which...

February 28, 2022 Read more

Discrimination and the Law

What is discrimination? In Jersey law, discrimination occurs where an individual is treated unfairly compared to others as a consequence of one or more “protected characteristics”. The current list of...

February 03, 2022 Read more

UK Tribunal cases of Interest

Dobson v North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (UKEAT/0220/19) The Claimant was employed by an NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) as a community nurse. She was a mother of...

September 06, 2021 Read more
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