The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has issued for consultation proposals for introducing fees for those wishing to lodge a claim with an Employment Tribunal (ET) or an appeal with the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT). Currently, the system is free to use and in the year 2010/2011, 218,100 claims and 2,048 appeals were made, at a…
You need to be careful in relation to your conduct at the office christmas party ….. Just because it is out of office hours does not mean that there are no reprecussions if you step way out of line relating to your employment. If something happens and you are asked to meet with the company…
Here is an article from the Association of personal injury lawyers(apil) publiction on consultation they had with the government about the compensation culture myths- makes very interesting reading! Enjoy ! APIL has two important goals – firstly we strive to influence decision makers, and secondly we won’t tolerate inaccuracies and myths being perpetuated. It is…
For anyone who is involved in a personal injury claim beware! At this time of year , some insurers make low but tempting offers to people injured who they know are desparate for money and will take a low offer for their claim rather that wait and get the proper amount later. If you should…
At this time of year a lot of employers are making redundancies in an attempt to avoid paying bonus’s that would be due if you were still employed at the end of the year. For your advice on compromise agreements come to us as we specialise in advising on them and if necessary assisting in…