Sentences with phrase «employment tribunal claims»

We also successfully conducted the defence of a number of employment tribunal claims covering unfair dismissal, breach of contract and discrimination.

We act on behalf of employers and individuals in employment tribunal claims including unfair dismissal, race, sex, disability and age discrimination and unlawful deduction of wages.

The fact that there is no longer a financial deterrent to employees wishing to bring employment tribunal claims is, undoubtedly, contributing to the significant rise in the number of claims.

Successfully defending an international bank in relation to a race and gender discrimination employment tribunal claim.

A large proportion of the report considers the effect of employment tribunal fees, which have led to 70 % decrease in the number of employment tribunal claims being brought.

The review had, however, highlighted some matters of concern which could not be ignored, in particular that the fall in employment tribunal claims has been significant and greater than originally anticipated.

PC Howard has been in the news over the summer after a successful employment tribunal claim against the Metropolitan Police.

These workers had brought employment tribunal claims for unlawful deductions from their wages with regard the way in which their holiday pay was being calculated, arguing that the calculations should include payments for voluntary overtime.

«These schools are, therefore, vulnerable to judicial review and employment tribunal claims from employees.

She also has significant experience dealing with complex employment tribunal claims and has successfully acted for clients in the Employment Appeal Tribunal.

Advising a client in the higher education sector on a high value employment tribunal claim involving whistleblowing, disability discrimination and age discrimination.

«Many large employers have been gearing up to deal with this issue with some already facing employment tribunal claims.

Examples of problems faced by employers include communication and relationship breakdowns, prolonged periods of absence, difficulty with planning and organising the workforce, frequent rotation of employees, problems retaining skilled and experienced staff and the costs associated with defending employment tribunal claims.

He continues to appear in long employment tribunal claims, predominantly those involving discrimination and whistleblowing claims, acting both for employer and employee.

As we set out in our last alert early conciliation has been available for most employment tribunal claims presented on or after 6 April 2014.

As the government no doubt intended, employment tribunal claims plummeted: people who had claims against their employers didn't bring them to the employment tribunals, because they couldn't afford to.

It covers all potential employment tribunal claims and pursuit claims in the High Court, including pursuit of breach of restrictive covenants.

Badly handled disciplinary procedures and issues result in many employment tribunal claims every year including for breach of contract, unfair dismissal and discrimination.

She specialises in contentious and non-contentious employment law, including dealing with all types of employment tribunal claims through to hearing, advising in relation to restructuring, TUPE and industrial relations issues, and providing employment law support in respect of the sale and purchase of businesses.

He successfully represented two (of fifteen) respondents in a # 4.45 m employment tribunal claim brought by a former hospital consultant involving allegations of aiding sex and race discrimination.

Any other data that is generated while preparing the report could become disclosable in employment tribunal claims if it is relevant to the particular claim.

A flood of employment tribunal claims following the abolishment of «unlawful» fees means businesses across the West Midlands must ensure contracts of employment and their procedures are updated and watertight.

As well as employment tribunal claims her case work has also included appeals to the Employment Appeals Tribunal and Court of Appeal.

The Tribunals Service has published figures showing a 43 % rise in employment tribunal claims over 12 months, and a ten-fold increase in the number of equal pay claims in the last five years.

Charles Urquart, partner at Clyde & Co, says: «Whilst this decision is good news for employers, as the fee related barrier to entry to bring employment tribunal claims remains in place, it will not be welcomed by low paid employees who feel obligated to bring a claim but who may be priced out of doing so.»

Following a Freedom of Information request, the House of Commons revealed that it had faced 16 employment tribunal claims since May 2010, spending # 91,310.93 on legal costs.

Perhaps Oscar Wilde was thinking of litigation letters in employment tribunal claims when he mused that in matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, was the vital thing.

Ministry of Justice (MoJ) statistics released last week show an increase in single employment tribunal claims of up to 90 % in the six months since July 2017, when the Supreme Court handed down its decision that the MoJ had unlawfully introduced the fees.

Until then employees who wished to raise employment tribunal claims required...

Pinsent Masons is facing three employment tribunal claims from a former partner, senior associate and associate relating to redundancies in its employment practice in 2013.

Sara is highly skilled on strategic employment matters; large - scale redundancies, TUPE transfers, changes to terms and conditions and complex employment tribunal claims.

Her contentious experience is as the lead adviser in high - profile and high - value employment tribunal claims, specialising in technically complex cases some of which have involved injunction applications in the High Court and proceedings in the Court of Appeal.

Rhian Radia, head of the employment team at London law firm, Hodge Jones & Allen, reacting to yesterday's decision that fees for those bringing employment tribunal claims have been ruled unlawful, says: «This is a huge decision for employees and a costly one for the Government.

This includes advising both employers and employees on work related stress and depression claims, as well as advising on the health and safety aspects of employment tribunal claims and health and safety related unfair dismissal claims.

Today, we remain in touch, because, as is common in employment tribunal claims, the solicitor and the client often become close.

The policy will set out the procedure to be followed when going through a restructure and will help ensure that employees are treated fairly and help reduce the risk of an employment tribunal claim, which may arise as a result of the process.

Failing to ensure that all workers receive their annual leave can result in an employment tribunal claim which, depending on time limits, could go back as far as the last holiday year.

Two Uber drivers today won their employment tribunal claim against the «gig economy» app.

Caroline deals with all aspects of employment law work including discrimination, unfair dismissal, TUPE, employment tribunal claims, settlement agreements, contracts of employment and senior executive service agreements.

Therefore, if your employer unreasonably refuses to give time off when you are entitled to it, or subjects you to a detriment (like a disciplinary action or wrongful dismissal) for taking time off for dependants, employment law allows you to make an employment tribunal claim.

In case, you suffer unfair dismissal, penalised or made redundant because you exercised your right or are refused reasonable time off, you can make an employment tribunal claim.

However, this month as part of a settlement of an employment tribunal claim, TDL has admitted that some of those couriers are employees.

Constructive dismissal is when an employee resigns in response to their employer's conduct and then brings an employment tribunal claim saying they were forced to resign.

Discrimination — info about protected characteristics being available where wouldn't normally be at an early stage in the recruitment process such as race, gender, sexuality which are available via social media profiles / activity - In early 2013, 1 % of all employment tribunal claims were brought by job applicants, and this proportion rose to 4 % in discrimination cases.

If you make an employment tribunal claim against your employer, there are situations in which they might be able to leverage special defences cited under the Equality Act.

Bineeta has experience of assisting with employment tribunal claims, including drafting pleadings and bundle preparation.

For example, if the date of termination for an employment tribunal claim falls on or after 6 April 2018, the newer compensation limits will be in effect.

Employees who experience either direct and indirect discrimination can seek legal advice from a reputable employment law solicitor, who can also help them make an employment tribunal claim.

Conversely, I suspect the proposed right to bring an employment tribunal claim without paying a fee to determine employee status as a preliminary issue along with the introduction of the burden being placed on the employer to prove a claimant is not an employee / worker will be popular for employment lawyers who have seen claim levels plummet off a cliff since the introduction of fees, but less palatable to business.