Part of the beauty of adopting employment law best practice is that not only can it save the business costs in the long run but it can increase employee engagement if handled correctly. It can work in the converse if you are the sort of business that has never had written contracts of employment or […]
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Service for unfair dismissal
A recent case before the EAT is a useful reminder of the consequences of re-engagement and reinstatement and the possibility that this can extinguish the original dismissal. In this case Mr Lipinski was dismissed for misconduct in March 2010. He presented an Employment Tribunal Claim for unfair dismissal and meanwhile secured employment elsewhere. That new […]
Final word on the Employment Tribunal Rules
In the last of my series of blog posts on the new rules of procedure in the Employment Tribunal, I will be mopping up with any left over provisions not yet highlighted. Firstly, I have already mentioned the right to have decisions and orders reconsidered. This is new terminology for the Employment Tribunal and replaces […]
Fees in the Employment Tribunal
The new fees in the Employment Tribunal come into force on the 29th July 2013, gone will be the days of access to justice for all. Access will come with a price tag, subject of course to the possibility of a fee remission, which I hope will work well in practice to avoid those with […]
Welcome
Hi everyone. I am an employment law solicitor based near Thrapston, Northamptonshire. I have been advising on employment law for over 9 years. I’ve been a blogger for years but that was always on a company blog so after leaving that company I have started my own. I will be blogging regularly on employment law […]