Two small but controversial changes to employment law are expected to pass their final parliamentary hurdle next week, when motions that the “Unfair Dismissal and Statement of Reasons for Dismissal (Variation of Qualifying Period) Order 2012” and the “Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (Tribunal Composition) Order 2012” “be approved” are moved by Lord De Mauley in the House [...]
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Post created on: March 23rd, 2012
The Government has now launched its consultation on how to introduce fees for employment tribunals & the Employment Appeal Tribunal. There are two options put forward, and depending on which option is adopted will influence the likely timing of fees applying: Option 1 only requires secondary legislation, and could therefore be introduced in 2013, while [...]
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Post created on: December 15th, 2011
In his speech to the Conservative conference, Chancellor George Osborne today confirmed that ordinary claims[1] for unfair dismissal will not be available to employees until they’ve worked for 2 years. This news has been leaked as well as forecast ever since the coalition announced plans to consult on changes to the rules, but (with the [...]
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Post created on: October 3rd, 2011
But not ready to confirm a 2 year qualifying period… yet Whether it was a “drafting error”, as BIS as describing it, or simply because the government aren’t quite ready to make the announcement yet, there was an insight into government’s plans this week when the Department of Business Innovation & Skills published its [...]
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Post created on: September 30th, 2011
While sometimes it will be obvious – for example, if an employment contract exists – how to determine the true legal status of someone working for an employer is not clearly set out in employment laws. The general various statuses are a worker, an employee, or a self-employed person, the employee getting most protection in [...]
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Post created on: August 2nd, 2011
