Commerzbank Ag v Keen [2006] EWCA Civ 1536

Legal news: Employment update

Jo Broadbent rounds up the latest case law and developments affecting employers and their advisers ‘Mrs Wood would have established the necessary causal link between her disability and the unfavourable treatment if she had actually been required to work in colder, damper conditions.’ Mistaken employee did not suffer discrimination arising from a disability Tribunals and …

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Employment Status: Are contract terms worth the paper they’re written on?

Stephen Ratcliffe and Colin Leckey examine the impact of a recent Supreme Court decision about when courts and tribunals should disregard express written contractual terms ‘The Supreme Court’s decision provides welcome clarification of the circumstances in which an employment relationship may arise even where this contradicts express written terms.’ The Supreme Court in Autoclenz Ltd …

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Bonuses: Be careful what you draft for

Charles Wynn-Evans reports on some recent decisions that demonstrate the need for care in drawing up explicit bonus provisions The Court of Appeal decision in Commerzbank Ag v Keen [2006] made it more difficult to challenge employers’ power to award discretionary bonuses. It was held in that decision that to argue successfully that a discretionary …

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