by Sam Swinstead | Mar 27, 2014 | General News
More tribunal news… From April 2014 the Employment Tribunals have been granted the power to impose financial penalties on employers who lose at tribunal if their behaviour when committing the breach of their employees’ rights is deemed to have aggravating...
by Sam Swinstead | Mar 16, 2014 | General News
From April 2014 any employee wishing to make a tribunal claim will be required to first notify ACAS and enter into the early conciliation (EC) process with their employer. This will be an optional service in April and mandatory by the 6 May 2014. ACAS will assign a...
by Sam Swinstead | Jan 21, 2014 | General News
Amendments to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) Regulations 2006 come into force on the 31 January 2014. This is a complex and often misunderstood piece of legislation – whether or not these changes make it any easier for employers...
by Sam Swinstead | Oct 10, 2013 | General News
It’s World Mental Health Day today – every year on 10th October there is a national focus on the mental well being of people. Of course, there is a need for this to be a focus all year round but this day aims to bring mental health to everyone’s...
by Sam Swinstead | Sep 25, 2013 | General News
So what are the most common reasons for disciplinary proceedings in the workplace? Research by Expert HR has the answers. Unsurprisingly (to us at least) the most common reasons for a disciplinary hearing were matters of “general misconduct” and poor...
