Duty of Good Faith During Employment Employees have an implied duty of fidelity, loyalty and good faith to their employer. This duty lasts during employment. An employee who divulges secret information or seeks to make a profit from its misuse breaches his employment contract. He may be restrained by injunction from divulging the information. If he makes a profit from […]
Agency Workers Agency workers are persons who are contracted with an employment agency and who are made available to an employer from time to time. Their contract is not with the employer but with the agency. The employer pays the agency for the services provided. The courts may decide in the particular circumstances, that there is in substance, an employment […]
Common Law Status of Fixed Term Contracts A fixed term contract is one for a particular period or for the performance of a particular task that ends naturally, once completed, without a specific act of termination by the employer. A contract may be fixed term, but be nonetheless capable of termination for cause or otherwise within that period. An employment […]
Overview Part Time Employment Legislation The Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act makes provision for part-time employees. The Act implemented the EU Directive in relation to part-time work. The Directive seeks to promote part-time work and eliminate discrimination between part-time workers and full-time workers. The legislation recognises the importance of developing access to part-time work and job sharing as a […]