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Employment tribunal assistance
Employment law is an ever-changing dynamic, and in a time of ‘no win no fee’ legal firms availing themselves to increasingly knowledgeable employees, employers find themselves at ever increasing risk of a Tribunal claim being lodged against them. There is no magic formula for handling and winning an Empl...
Support | 10 Feb 2012
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Mock Employment Tribunal
...l in a safe environment: the only way you can take part in proceedings at an Employment Tribunal without actually being at the real thing. All in all, a hugely entertaining and informative day with a 90% recommendation rate. Course programme In the morning session, delegates will learn about how Employment Tribunals are constructed, how the Tribunal process should be approached, how to complete an ET3 and how to consider settlement. In the afternoon session, a number of delegates will have the opportunity to participate fully in a mock Tribunal, including being witnesses and lay members, and all delegates wil...
Course_code | 10 Feb 2012
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UK Employment Tribunal fees will help reduce litigation
...s as part of its wider review of employment law. In particular it issued a ‘call for evidence’ seeking information and views before the end of this month on a possible shortening of the 90-day redundancy consultation period. In addition, it announced a controversial change, whereby those using Employment Tribunals must contribute to the costs of their claims, by introducing fees for those who can afford to pay. Geoffrey Mead continued: “Shortening the 90-day redundancy consultation period received overwhelming support in the survey, with three-quarters of the respondents in favour. When asked to give the...
News | 27 Jan 2012
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Employment tribunal claims fall 8%
New statistics published this week by HM Courts & Tribunals Service have revealed that from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011, the Employment Tribunals received an overall total of 218,100 claims. This represents an 8% fall compared to the previous year (but a 44% increase on 2008-09). Compared to 2009-10 this comprised a 15% fall in single claims and a 4% fall in multiple claims. There were 122,800 disposals during 2010-11, which was a 9% incre...
News | 1 Jul 2011
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Employment Tribunals in focus
This short film takes you through the Employment Tribunal process, inlcuding a look at a real claim and with valuable insights from Workplace Law's Head of Human Resources, Jayn Bond, who also sits as a Lay Member on Employment Tribunals.
Video - Documentary | 16 Jun 2011
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Responses to the Employment Tribunal reform Consultation
© Workplace Law Group 2011 All rights reserved Responses to the Employment Tribunal Reform consultation Responses to the Employment Tribunal Reform consultation On 20 April 2011 the consultation period closed on the Government's wide-ranging and potentially quite radical reforms to the Employment Tribunal system. We must now wait whilst the Government reflects on the res...
News analysis | 10 May 2011
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Call for employment tribunal league tables
In its submission to the Government’s Resolving Workplace Disputes consultation, the CBI has called for the introduction of employment tribunal league tables. The business group said that showing how different regions and individual judges perform in terms of consistency and meeting timetables would encourage best practice and greater efficiency. The Tribunals Service currently gathers national-level data, but no regional b...
News | 15 Apr 2011
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Example Employment Tribunal hearing videos published
The Employment Tribunal Service has published two online videos which aim to provide insight into the Employment Tribunal process from both an employee’s and an employer’s perspective. The five-minute videos are both based on a hypothetical constructive dismissal case. Innes Clark, Partner and Head of Emp...
News | 8 Mar 2011
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Employment Tribunal system is broken, says new CIPD survey
More than two out of three employers (69%) say they have no effective protection against employees making wholly unjustifiable claims to Employment Tribunals. This is a key finding from a survey of employers’ experiences of managing workplace conflict, published by the CIPD. The Conflict Management survey report shows three in five respondents (61%) have experience of an employee claiming unfair dismissal and ‘tagging on’ a discriminatio...
News | 8 Mar 2011
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Changes to Employment Tribunal procedures
© Workplace Law Group 2011 All rights reserved Changes to Employment Tribunal Procedures Changes to Employment Tribunal procedures Employment Tribunal rules need to balance an employee's right to take action against unlawful treatment with the potential burden this process can place on employers. These can be conflicting aims and so whilst the overriding outcome is...
News analysis | 9 Feb 2011
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Employment Tribunals: preventing and defending claims
In the current economic climate we have seen a resurgence of Employment Tribunal claims. The Tribunal Service statistics for 2009/10 show that over 230,000 claims were lodged in the Employment Tribunal during that year – the highest ever figure. The bulk of the increase is attributable to multiple claims, though claims by individuals have also risen, particularly in ...
Briefing | 1 Sep 2010
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Call for overhaul of employment tribunals as claims soar
...st the backcloth of a rising tide of claims from disgruntled employees. A recent survey by the ELA (Employment Lawyers Association) identifies key areas of concern and makes several proposals for reforms to help improve efficiency. There has been a massive hike in the number of claims accepted by employment tribunals in the past year. The 56% rise reported this month (July) by the Tribunal Services for 2009-10, is the highest ever level involving 236,100 claims, up from 151,000. The soaring claims rate provides the backdrop to mounting concern among employment lawyers throughout the UK about the consistency of...
News | 27 Jul 2010
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Number of Employment Tribunals predicted to soar
...ry Tribunal commenced, employers could spend around £2.6bn more defending themselves in the coming three years than the previous three – an increase of 46%. James Wilders, an Employment Partner at Dickinson Dees, said: “Since 1998 there has been an almost inexorable rise in the number of Employment Tribunals, with an average of 20,000 more new cases each year than in the previous one. This has been driven by numerous changes in employment law and regulations, combined with the increased damages available encouraging people, an increased awareness of workers’ rights and no-win-no-fee legal advis...
News | 8 Apr 2010
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Employers and employees 'avoiding' employment tribunals
...ast 20%. Currently, around 300 referrals are being received every week on average, and Acas expects this number to rise to approximately 400 during 2010. Commenting on the figures, Ed Sweeney, Acas Chair said: “This data indicates that workers and employers are increasingly taking steps to avoid Employment Tribunals. The current economic climate has created difficult workplace challenges for managers, HR professionals and employees. The earlier issues can be resolved, the more likely people will remain in productive employment in the workplace. “The service is quick. Over half of all resolved cases are com...
News | 16 Mar 2010
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Employment Tribunals to pass on whistleblowing allegations
The Government has clarified its proposals to enable Employment Tribunals to pass on whistleblowing allegations raised in ET1 claim forms to the relevant regulatory authorities. For claims (or amended claims) arising on or after 6 April 2010, a number of changes will enable Tribunals to refer protected disclosure allegations (otherwise known as whistleblowing claim...
News | 18 Jan 2010
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Brief guide to Employment Tribunals
In this online seminar, Jayn Bond, Head of HR at Workplace Law, explains the mysteries and processes of an Employment Tribunal and gives an overview of how to start to defend a claim, to understand what the procedure involves and what to expect on the day.
Video - Seminar | 15 Sep 2009
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Whistleblower loses employment tribunal case
...was dismissed for gross misconduct last September after leaking an internal email outlining proposals to reduce redundancy benefits to a newspaper. He was backed by his union, the GMB in taking out an unfair dismissal claim and breach of his human rights.Following the decision at the Central London Employment Tribunal, a spokesperson for M&S said: "We're pleased with the outcome and we were confident in our case throughout the process. We obviously take these matters extremely seriously, but we're glad to now draw a line under this."In a statement at the time of the dismissal the firm said it had follow...
News | 13 Jul 2009
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Employment Tribunals: payout increases now in force
The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2007 is now in force (from 1 February 2008). It takes immediate effect, increasing the limits applying to certain awards of Employment Tribunals, and other amounts payable under employment legislation, as specified in the Schedule to the Order.For example, the maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal will rise from £60,600 to £63,000, and the maximum amount of ‘a week’s pay’ for the purpose of calculating various awards at Em...
News | 4 Feb 2008
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Employment Tribunals Service faces biggest changes in over 50 years
...ident of tribunals will be appointed to oversee the new organisation. On a more practical level, many of the hearing centres will be based in a single venue instead of being scattered around the regions. For instance, a Social Security Tribunal hearing will take place in the same building as an Employment Tribunal hearing. This aims to simplify the system and render it more practical for users. Peter Handcock, chief executive of the Tribunals Service, said: “This strategy aims to sweep away unnecessarily rigid distinctions and bureaucracy between tribunals and to create a system in which dis...
News | 11 Jun 2007
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Employment Tribunals
Can anyone advise what is required to sucessfully defend a case at employment tribunal (in particular relation to H&S)
Comment | 3 Nov 2010
