Employment tribunals
Serial litigant banned from further tribunal claims
In DLA Piper’s latest case report, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) granted an indefinite restriction of proceedings order preventing further...
Misconduct outside the workplace: five key employment cases
The recent allegations against a group of Chelsea supporters highlight how employee misconduct outside the workplace can cause difficulties for...
Statutory redundancy pay rate to increase from 6 April 2015
The Government has published details of the annual increases to statutory redundancy pay and the amount of compensation that employment...
Tribunal watch: Interest payable in equal pay claim
A Scottish employment tribunal has held that 300 North Lanarkshire Council employees who are claiming equal pay will be able...
Ten expensive employment tribunal awards in 2014
Since the introduction of fees, the employment tribunal has, thankfully, become a less common destination for the HR professional. However,...
Unison loses fight to overturn tribunal fees but will appeal
Unison has lost its High Court bid to overturn employment tribunal fees. It had applied for a judicial review at...
Why “protected conversations” are not always protected
The idea of “protected conversations” is to allow employers to enter into off-the-record conversations with a view to agreeing the...
Do employment tribunal fees lead to more contentious claims?
Tribunal fees were meant to spell the death knell for vexatious employment claims by ensuring that only claims with serious...
Employment tribunal costs: party’s insurance cover not a relevant consideration
In DLA Piper’s latest case report, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that, when an employment tribunal is considering whether...
Settlement agreements: practical tips on making them work
One year on from the introduction of “pre-termination negotiations” and the change from compromise agreements to “settlement agreements”, how can...
Tribunal fees judicial review to be heard this month
The new judicial review of the lawfulness of the Government’s introduction of employment tribunal fees will be heard later this...
Serial litigant who brought 30 employment cases in four years banned from tribunal claims
In DLA Piper’s latest case report, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) granted a restriction of proceedings order preventing the submission...
Unison given go-ahead for new judicial review into employment tribunal fees
The Lord Chancellor has given Unison the green light to launch a judicial review...
Tribunal claims remain dramatically down for third consecutive quarter
Employment tribunal receipts continue to record a dramatic year-on-year decline, according to the latest round of quarterly statistics from the...
Labour government would scrap “unfair” employment tribunal system
A Labour government would completely reform the employment tribunal system the party has announced.
Speaking at the TUC Congress in...
