Employment law
Employment Law Update September 2013
Employment tribunal fees From 29th July 2013 employees and ex-employees wishing to bring an employment tribunal claim will be required to pay a fee with the claim and a further fee if the case goes to a hearing. The fees...
Employment Law Update August 2013
Employment Law Update August 2013 Over the summer Revised Employment Tribunal rules will be introduced to bring improvements to case management with simplified and streamlined procedures for preliminary hearings and the withdrawal of cases. Tribunals and judges will have a...
Employment Law Update July 2013
Employment Law Update July 2013 The Introduction of fees for tribunal claims – 29 July 2013 From 29th July claimants issuing a claim against their employer in the employment tribunal will be required to pay a fee made up of...
Employment Law Update June 2013
Employment Law Update June 2013 The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 begins to come into force from 25 June 2013, making important changes to employment law and tribunal procedure. The Act comes into force in stages: Some of the provisions...
Employment Law Update May 2013
Employment Law Update May 2013 Spring 2013 Guidance on Fit Notes. Revised guidance on “fit notes” is expected to be issued, placing emphasis on assessing an individual’s health condition in relation to work in general rather than their specific role. Summer...
Employment Law Update April 2013
Employment Law Update April 2013 Reduction in collective consultation period – 6th April 2013 Where 100 or more redundancies are proposed, the 90-day consultation period is now reduced to 45 days. Prior to 6th April 2013, where an employer was...
Employment Law Update March 2013
Employment Law Update March 2013 Two key changes to report – the increase in unpaid parental leave, and the replacing of CRB checks with Disclosure and Barring checks. Increase in unpaid parental leave – 8th March 2013 The number of...
Employment Law update – Feb 2013
Employment Law update – Feb 2013 Changes to employment award limits – 1st February 2013 The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2012 brought changes from 1st February 2013 to the limit set for the amount of compensatory award payable for most...
Employment Law Update – January 2013
Employment Law Update – January 2013 Looking ahead to 2013 Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill will be implemented – Date to be confirmed The three main aims here are to reform the employment tribunal system, introduce the use of a...
Employment Law Update – November 2012
Employment Law Update – November 2012 Equal pay claims can be brought by ex–employees for up to six years. Following a recent ruling, it is now clear that if you are faced with an equal value claim by existing employees,...
