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You may be aware that employment tribunal fees became a thing of the past in July 2017. This change indicated an increased risk to employers which has now been backed up by statistics which have shown a 66 per cent rise in in the three months after fees were abolished in July. Employers now should […]
In my last article I covered the removal of employment tribunal fees which will now inevitably lead to an increase in level of the number of claims against employers. Therefore, it is extremely important that as an employer your company is fully compliant with the law in order to minimise the risk of potential claim […]
Following a Supreme Court ruling in July 2017 fees for employment tribunal claims have been ruled unlawful, and resulting in the the government now having to repay up to £32m to claimants. The government introduced fees of up to £1,200 in 2013, which it said would cut the number of malicious and weak cases. Government […]
It has been some time since England followed the rest of the United Kingdom in banning smoking in indoor workplaces. This was ten years ago in July 2007, but as with many rules and regulations something happens to attempt to bend the rules. The introduction of the electronic cigarette asked new questions – is it […]
The term ‘gig economy’ is now being referred to on a regular basis, but what is it? A definition of the gig economy is ‘a way of working that is based on people having temporary jobs or doing separate pieces of work, each paid separately, rather than working for an employer’. This way of working […]