Business secretary Vince Cable has recently announced a consultation on changes to employment legislation. The proposed reforms are intended to facilitate growth in businesses by reducing the risk of costly employment litigation associated with recruiting new workers. There is, however, a concern...
Although recent research claims that up to 25% of businesses in the UK will not be holding a Christmas party this year due to tight budgets, the majority of companies in the region will still be holding a Christmas party for their staff. As employers, the Christmas party brings the headache of...
In the current economic climate, a wide range of employers in both the public and private sector are continuing to look for long-term cost savings and making significant changes in their businesses. Such changes include redundancies, lay-off/short-time working and variations to employee's...
Recent statistics indicate that the number of claims brought to Employment Tribunals by part-time workers has recently seen a marked increase. In fact, there have been triple the number of claims by part-time employees in the past twelve months than in the previous year. Whether due to an...
The Government have today announced major reforms to the Employment Tribunal System. The changes, announced by Chancellor George Osborne at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester include: An increase in the unfair dismissal qualifying period from one year to two years,...