4 Atypical contracts and the variation of contracts.
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4 Atypical contracts and the variation of contracts
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Agency workers
• Dacas v Brook Street Bureau (UK) Ltd and anor (2004); Cable and Wireless plc v Muscat (2006)
• James v Greenwich Council (2006)
• Craigie v Haringey Council (2007)
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Part-time workers
• Part-time Workers (Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000
• Definition of part-time
• Comparator
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Casual workers
• Mutual obligations test
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Temporary workers
• Same rights as other employees
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Fixed-term contracts
• Four-year maximum
• Termination is a dismissal
• Not to receive less favourable treatment
• Comparator
• Terminating contract early
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Flexible working
• Carers of children aged under 6 years (under 18 years if child is disabled)
• Carers of adults
• Right to request only
• 26 weeks’ continuous service qualifying period
• Statutory procedure
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Reasons to refuse a request– burden of additional costs– detrimental effect on the ability to meet
customer demand– inability to reorganise work among existing
staff– inability to recruit additional staff– detrimental impact on quality– detrimental impact on performance– insufficiency of work during the periods the
employee proposes to work– planned structural changes– any other ground the Secretary of State may
specify by regulations
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Varying a contract of employment
• Cannot unilaterally vary a contract of employment
• Employee – resign and claim wrongful dismissal, keep working and seek damages
• Employer – negotiate, dismiss and re-employ on new terms
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Asylum-seekers
• It is an offence to employ someone who has not been given permission to enter or remain in the UK
or
• whose permission excludes working
• The employer must check documentation
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Ex-offenders
• ‘Spent’ convictions
• Rules for specific occupations
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Work permits
• Not needed for EEA and Commonwealth residents
• Employer applies for work permit
• Rules applying to specific occupations