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Fit for Work?? Prove It

28 May 2009
New fit notes are currently being trialed that are hoped to be introduced by April 2010. The idea is that doctors will have to complete forms, similar to the current sickness notes but that include a...

Equal Pay not justified by length of service

02 May 2009
New case law shows that equal pay claims where one employee claims that they are doing similar roles to another but earning less are NOT justifiable on length of service. This is a change to previous...

No more disciplinary or grievance procedures!!!!

04 April 2009
Well after all that talk and discussion and debating and contemplating its finally happened. Statutory grievance and disciplinary procedures have gone. This will not actually make a huge differe...

Employment Law Bill

02 March 2009
Proposed changes to Employment Law Bill include controversial suggestion to charge losing party at tribunal for costs of winning party.

Disciplinary Statutory Procedure

23 February 2009
Failure to follow new disciplinary statutory procedures sees an increase in awards, uplifted from 25% to 50% of the claimant''s award.

Redundancy Alternatives...

16 February 2009
Contract changes, lay off''s, sabbaticals, voluntary redundancy and reduction in hours are all alternatives to redundancy and may be more commercial. Call Law 4 Less for more details.

Holidays whilst off sick...

02 February 2009
ECJ rules that sick employees lose their right to claim holidays whilst off. Employers have to compensate the employee for loss of ability to take annual leave.

Increase to Employment Tribunal Compensation Awards

01 February 2009
Under the Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2008 Tribunal limits on awards increased on 1st February 2009

Lay Offs....

19 January 2009
Are lay offs a way around redundancy? Cheaper way of dealing with excessive headcount. Call Law4Less for more details.

Rolls Royce v Unite

05 January 2009
High Court hold that length of service in a redundancy matrix is discriminatory under age discrimination legislation.

New Mandatory Disciplinary and Grievance procedures

19 December 2008
From April 1st 2009 the mandatory disciplinary procedures that all employers have to follow are being scrapped!! New and more onerous procedures will be replacing the existing policies and will requir...

Rise in Redundancy Payments from £330 per week to £350

12 December 2008
From 1st February 2009 the mandatory amount for redundancy payments and calculations will rise from £330 to £350.

National Minimum Wage

05 December 2008
National Minimum wage is currently set at £5.73 for over 22 year olds.

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