Updates

The President of Employment Tribunals has issued Presidential Guidance in relation to the general case management of Employment Tribunal claims. You can see a copy of the guidance here:...

I commend this blog post by Richard Dunstan ( @wonkypolicywonk ) on Tribunal fees: http://workingflex.wordpress.com/2014/03/13/down-down-deeper-and-down-the-impact-of-employment-tribunal-fees-on-workers-access-to-justice/ In summary: It is the fall in individual claims that we should pay attention...

I am doing a talk for Tees Valley Law Society, on Monday 25th November. I will be  looking at recent changes to employment law and where employment law is going in...

I am doing an ELA talk on 27th June 2013 on the subject of: What you need to know about the New ET Rules and Fees The new ET...

The Employment Tribunal (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) Regulations 2013 have been published. You can view a copy here: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/1237/contents/made The Rules come into force 29th July 2013, the...

The government has confirmed that fees are to be introduced for the Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal from 29th July 2013. You can view the announcement here:...

Last night the Growth and Infrastructure Bill passed the House of Lords. It is expected to receive Royal Assent today, with a commencement date in the future. The effect...

One of the more overlooked areas of the Equality Act 2010 is the provisions of s.17(4) which relates to non-work discrimination cases. The most obvious application of this section is...

You can now view the Government response to the ‘Implementing Employee Owner Status’ consultation. http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/employment-matters/docs/i/12-1338-implementing-employee-owner-status-government-response.pdf You will note paragraph 3 which begins: “Whilst a very small number of responses...

For those who are interested, the Leveson report can be downloaded by clicking on the link below: http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/hc1213/hc07/0780/0780.asp