Employment Tribunals
Five costly employment tribunal awards and how to avoid similar claims
Employment tribunal decisions against employers occasionally see claimants awarded quite significant sums of money, costs that in many cases could…
Five costly employment tribunal awards and how to avoid similar claims
Employment tribunal decisions against employers occasionally see claimants awarded quite significant sums of money, costs that in many cases could…
The qualification for a constructive dismissal claim
Daniel Isaac, a partner in the employment team at Withers, answers the key questions on which a claim for unfair…
Legal opinion: How to prepare for giving evidence at an employment tribunal
It is entirely natural to feel nervous about appearing as a witness, but is it really as bad as you…
Unison secures hearing to seek review of tribunal fees
Unison has secured a hearing in October for a potential Judicial Review of the introduction of up-front fees to be…
Five employment law changes that come into force on 29 July 2013
Hot on the heels of June’s employment law changes come another raft of measures, relevant to all organisations, which come…
Judicial review of new employment tribunal fees rejected
Unison has failed in its attempt to launch a judicial review of the new fees for employment tribunals scheduled to…
Legal opinion: New limits on unfair dismissal compensation
With effect from 29 July 2013, a new limit on the unfair dismissal compensatory award is to be introduced. It…
Acas code applied to dismissal for breakdown in trust and confidence
Lund v St Edmund’s School, CanterburyIn DLA Piper’s case of the week, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that the…
Landmark Woolworths judgment means collective redundancies need not be ‘at one establishment’
The words “at one establishment” should be deleted from the law that requires organisations to consult with employees when 20…
Tribunal claims for redundancy consultation failures leap by 39%
Tribunals Service statistics released today have shown a 39% jump in the number of employment tribunal claims received for failure…
Employment law: why HR needs some common sense
In a recent feature, we asked whether HR would benefit from adopting a back-to-basics approach. Which is more important: sticking…
Tribunal says ‘stroppy kid’ jibe was harassment
An employment tribunal has found that a manager’s use of the words “kid”, “stroppy kid” and “stroppy teenager” amounted to…
Case of the week: Hayes (FC) v Willoughby
Hayes (FC) v WilloughbyThis Supreme Court decision concerning a claim under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 was brought by…
Diabetic driver wins £60,000 after unfair dismissal
A London bus driver was awarded nearly £60,000 in damages in May after an employment tribunal judged he was unfairly…
Date for introduction of tribunal fees is announced
The introduction of fees for employment tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal will take place on 29 July 2013 according…
