The Ministry of Justice has confirmed it may reintroduce fees for employment tribunal claims.
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Ronnie Tong: Will changing employee contracts save you money?
The national living wage has made headlines for several weeks but not always for the right reasons. What was meant to be a positive move by the government, has resulted in negative publicity for some organisations which have responded by changing employee contracts to try and save money.
Darren Maw: What do we do with our tribunal fighting fund now?
Since the change in rules regarding Employment Tribunal fees there has been a fall in claims of over two thirds, leading to a flurry of questions for the legal sector – and now the HR budget holders are starting to reflect on the implications. An already common question is: if it’s no longer being put…
Aggrieved Tuck Shop worker attacks school caretaker and vandalises cricket pitch
The Daily Mail reports on a former tuck shop worker, Miss Stokes, who won an employment tribunal case for unfair dismissal against her employer of 17 years, Shrewsbury school. She claimed she was unfairly dismissed for trade union activity and she claimed to have been sexually assaulted by a female colleague. However, she was not…
Mobile app released for witnesses in tribunals
An award-winning expert witness has released the first ever mobile app for witnesses in employment tribunals under the name Pocket Witness. Trevor Gilbert, of legal training firm Witness Box developed the app to help HR professionals and staff due to give evidence at tribunals, internal hearings and in civil litigation, in an effort to help…
Complaining against a bad employer has become too expensive for many workers
Employers who bully, harass or cheat their workers out of their wages are increasingly likely to escape punishment as people wronged at work are prevented from seeking justice by the high cost of taking a tribunal case, says the TUC. Citing the new figures published by the Ministry of Justice yesterday, the TUC said that…
Nikki Duncan: Easier to hire or fire?
For the last couple of years the Coalition have been introducing a range of measures designed to allay employer fear about being faced with Tribunal claims. This drive is based on concern that such fear was impeding business growth, with employers too cautious to recruit, and/or to address capability issues in the work force. The…
Acas urges employers to avoid tribunals by preparing for new National Minimum Wage
Workplace experts Acas are alerting employers about new National Minimum Wage rates that will come into force next week on Tuesday 1 October 2013. Last year there were 500 employment tribunal claims concerning the national minimum wage and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) also identified 736 employers who had failed to pay the wage. The new…