July 30, 2013
To bring an unfair dismissal claim against their former employer, an individual must: actually be an employee (as opposed to “worker”); have been dismissed (as defined by s.95 of the Employment Rights Act 1996); if hired before 6 April 2012 have 1 year’s continuous service; if hired on or after 6 April 2012 have 2 […]
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December 16, 2012
The annual increase in the limits on particular Employment Tribunal awards and other amounts payable under employment law legislation have been announced by the Ministry of Justice. The limit on a week’s “gross pay” (which is used to calculate statutory redundancy payments and the “Basic Award” in unfair dismissal cases) has been increased from £430 […]
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