It is the festive season so time to beware that potential minefield, the office party. ACAS report that 30% of UK employees admit to flirting with work colleagues at the office do, while one in five expect they will do…
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The Paper Trail
There have been a number of stories in the media of late, in which the conduct of employees on various social media accounts have caused repercussions for them, and sometimes even led to dismissal. The case of The British Waterways…
Posted in Employment News
What price justice?
On reviewing our ATE product for Employment cases and the loans we offer to pay the tribunal hearing fee, I came across a couple of press releases leading up to the introduction of the Employment Tribunal Fees. The releases play…
Posted in Employment Tribunal Fees
Latest Tribunal Figures
In March 2014, the Ministry of Justice published the latest figures from the Employment Tribunal. The figures make shocking reading. Applications to the Tribunal were down 79% from October to December 2013, when compared with the figures from the same…
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“It’s good to talk”
Which is probably why April of this year will see the introduction of compulsory “Early Conciliation” for those intending to make an Employment Tribunal claim. Presumably, after having introduced punitive Employment Tribunal fees, the government felt that claimants should have…
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