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Unfair Dismissal and Alcohol Policy

A recent case serves as a reminder of the importance of circulating and abiding by your internal policies and procedures. The Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled that the dismissal of a council employee who had consumed alcohol whilst on duty was unfair because the council had failed to make known its published alcohol policy and had not followed it when dismissing him (Sinclair v Wandsworth Council).
Read the full judgement here: http://www.employmentappeals.gov.uk/Public/Upload/07_0145fhLBDM.doc

New National Minimum Wage rates from 1 October 2008

The rates from 1 October 2008 is:
adults (which means people aged 22 and over), £5.73 an hour
workers aged 18-21, £4.77 an hour - the 'development rate'
young people (those older than school leaving age and younger than 18; you're under school leaving age until the end of summer term of the school year in which you turn 16), £3.53 an hour
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