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Record Increase in Tribunal Claims

On 6th July 2010, the Employment Tribunals Service published alarming figures showing a sharp increase in the number of employment tribunal cases brought against employers.

Over the past year, employment tribunal cases have grown from 151,000 to 236,100, a staggering 56% rise, the highest ever. As such, the risks and cost to businesses is increasing.

These figures clearly demonstrate the continued importance of ensuring that Managers and Human Resources professionals are up to speed with developments in Employment Law.

An investment in training your Managers and HR staff could well prove to deliver a high return!

Rules on Retirement to get early review.

The Government has announced that it will review the Retirement provisions of the Age Regulations a year earlier than planned. Originally this was set for review 5 years after introduction, i.e. 2011. However this will now happen in 2010.

Changes to Discipline Rules confirmed from April

The Statutory Dismissal procedures, introduced only in 2004, are repealed and replaced by a revised ACAS Code from 6 April. There are transitional procedures though, so continue to take care with dismissals and grievances in the coming month or two. For further information, refer to our 2009 Newsletter.

A failure to follow the new Code can still result in an increase in compensation by up to 25%, so training is important to ensure that managers are fully aware of the correct processes to follow.

Two New Workshops added for 2009

Two new workshops have been added to our portfolio of workshops for 2009. Firstly, following a number of requests, we have created a very practical event covering redundancies. This is a half day covering the legal background, with an optional half day to focus on the skills required in handling this sensitive situation.

The second new event provides everything you need to know about Contracts of Employment - what to include, how to change things etc. All in a single day! For further details go to the "Training" link and select the workshop title.

These outlines are for guidance only - we design each event to suit your requirements.